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A Whiteheadian Theory of Meaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2022

Martin A. Greenman
Martin A. Greenman*
Affiliation:
University of Rochester
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Extract

Although Whitehead did not develop a general theory of meaning, his most systematic account of topics related to meaning is found in his discussion of ‘symbolic reference’ (4), (5). But these latter discussions, however basic they might be in terms of Whitehead's theory of symbolism, yet constitute but a small part of the general theory of meaning that is implicit in the philosophy of organism, as a whole.

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Research Article
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Philosophy of Science , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , January 1953 , pp. 31 - 41
Copyright
Copyright © Philosophy of Science Association 1953

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