CONTENTS
Introduction = 1
Preliminaries = 17
The Frame for Regular Use of an Expression = 17
Satisfaction Situations and Language Learning = 21
The Definition of Notions of Semantic Correctness = 26
The Second Level of Concept Formation = 27
1. Concept Formation : its Basis and Structure = 33
1.1 The First Level of Concept Formation : Quasi-concepts and Concepts = 34
1.2 The Second Level of Concept Formation : Explicated Concepts, i.e., Theoretical and Formal Concepts = 77
2. Concept Formation : the Construction of New Concepts = 91
2.1 Concept Composition and the Generation of New Concepts = 95
2.2 Generating Polysemy on the Experiential Level : Creative Metaphors and Metonymies = 106
2.3 Lexical Understanding in Concept Composition = 117
2.4 A General Outline of Understanding = 130
3. Knowledge and Understanding = 139
3.1 Syntactic Understanding in Concept Composition = 139
3.2 Understanding Logical Categories : Quantifiers and Negation = 149
3.3 The Identity of Concepts across Possibilities = 155
3.4 The Identity of Concepts across Counterfactual Possibilities = 159
3.5 The Identity of the Conceptual System across Changing Knowledge = 161
3.6 Epistemic Attitudes : Holding True, Finding Acceptable, Understanding = 163
3.7 Interaction between Language Use, Knowledge, and Concept Formation = 165
4. Correction in Concept Formation = 173
4.1 Correction Caused by Reality and Intersubjectivity = 174
4.2 Kinds of Correction = 184
4.3 Correction, Reorganization, and Conceptual Change = 187
5. Conceptual Semantics and Propositional Attitudes = 195
5.1 Structured Propositions as Contents of Attitudes = 200
5.2 Identity of Beliefs in Formal and in Conceptual Semantics = 205
5.3 Intentional Contents in Dynamic Conceptual Semantics = 211
5.4 Intentionality, Partiality and Constructivist Approaches = 216
5.5 Propositional Attitudes and Partial Conceptual Systems = 225
5.6 Conclusion = 238
6. Concept Formation and Connectionist Models = 243
6.1 An Outline of Connectionist Concept Formation = 246
6.2 Different Types of Conceptual Maps = 251
6.3 Similarity Spaces, Similarity Measures, and Perspectives = 256
6.4 Generalization over Context Dependent Uses = 264
6.5 Objectivization and Objectivity = 268
6.6 Quantitative Aspects of Concept Formation = 270
6.7 Conclusion = 275
7. Summary and Conclusion = 279
Bibliography = 283
Subject Index = 289
