Understanding Meaning and World: A Relook on Semantic Externalism (original) (raw)

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Philosophy is not a mere subject to me, it is always a constant impetus of my life which taught me how to struggle with the world and love the world together. I consider philosophy in short the 'meaning of my life'. The topic of my work is entitled Understanding Meaning and World: A Relook on Semantic Externalism; the inspiration for writing the book came from my mentor Hilary Putnam, Cogan Emeritus Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Harvard University. Let me take this great opportunity to express my first and foremost deepest gratitude to my 'Gurudev' Putnam, as he kindly allowed me to call him, who taught me how to love philosophy a little more. He has been my greatest intellectual influence and my strongest source of encouragement and guidance. It is to him that this book is dedicated! I have been influenced over the years by a number of philosophers working on the areas mainly Frank Jackson, Tyler Burge, Jerry Fodor, John Searle, Boghossian, Ned Block, Akeel Bilgrami and others whose influences on my work are significant. Personally, I am indebted to Frank Jackson, Tyler Burge, Akeel Bilgrami, Qussaim Cassam and Colin McGinn, for their helpful suggestions and encouragements. I am extremely grateful to the reviewers Professor Maria Baghramian and Professor Maximilian de Gaynesford for their wonderful endorsements and valuable words on my book. Most part of this work has been done during my M. Phil study in the Department of Philosophy at the Central University of Hyderabad. Here it would be my great pleasure to remember the contributions of my teachers

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