{"product_id":"semantic-powers-meaning-and-the-means-of-knowing-in-classical-indian-philosophy-9780198237884","title":"Semantic Powers: Meaning and the Means of Knowing in Classical Indian Philosophy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jonardon Ganeri\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: OUP Oxford\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Epistemology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonardon Ganeri gives an account of language as \u003cem\u003eessentially\u003c\/em\u003e a means for the reception of knowledge. The semantic power of a word and its ability to stand for a thing derives from the capacity of understanders to acquire knowledge simply by understanding what is said. Ganeri finds this account in the work of certain Indian philosophers of language, and shows how their analysis can inform and be informed by contemporary philosophical theory.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OUP Oxford","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47591301087383,"sku":"9780198237884","price":15694.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198237884.webp?v=1774972336","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/semantic-powers-meaning-and-the-means-of-knowing-in-classical-indian-philosophy-9780198237884","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}