conceptual-role semantics

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    TITLE: semantics: Conceptual-role semantics
    SECTION: Conceptual-role semantics
    In order to avoid having to distinguish between meaning and character, some philosophers, including Gilbert Harman and Ned Block, have recommended supplementing a theory of truth with what is called a conceptual-role semantics (also known as cognitive-role, computational-role, or inferential-role semantics). According to this approach, the meaning of an expression for a speaker is the same as...