PThis book contains a collection of papers presented at the Second JerusalemPhilosophical Encounter and is dedicated to the late Yehoshua BarHillel. Thetopic of... » 

PThis book contains a collection of papers presented at the Second JerusalemPhilosophical Encounter and is dedicated to the late Yehoshua BarHillel. Thetopic of the symposium was Meaning and Use. For BarHillel the questionquotmeaning or use?quot was of great importance and of which the issuesdominated his intellectual life. BarHillels answer to this question in hislater years can be summed up by the title Meaning and Use. Neither approachdeserves priority each is equally necessary and they both complement eachother.PPThis collection serves as an expression of the deepest respect andlove with which his memory is treasured by his friends colleagues andstudents. P TOCPPreface.Address.Use and Its Place in Meaning.Moods andPerformances. Awareness of Objects.What is a Theory of Use?.ConditionalsGeneric Quantifiers and Other Applications of Subgames.CircumstanceSentences.What Does the Appeal to Use Do for the Theory of Meaning?.OpenTexture.Conversational Relevance.Intentionality and the Use of Language.Reference and Understanding.May bes and Might Have Beens.A Puzzle aboutBelief.Index.P «