Here the relationship between understanding and knowledge of meaning is discussed from two different perspectives: that of Dummettian semantic anti-realism and that of the semantic externalism of Putnam and others. The question addressed is whether or not the truth of semantic externalism would undermine a central premise in one of Dummetts key arguments for anti-realism, insofar as Dummetts pr...

Abstract By considering the semantic footings of so-called antinomies pure reason, this article contributes to debate about whether Kant was committed realism or anti-realism . That is, verification-transcendent judgements are truth-apt (realism) not (anti-realism). Against (empiricist) principle that Strawson, and others, have ascribed as “principle significance,” bedrock my is what I call Kan...

This article defends the thesis that Putnam’s theory of the use of empirical concepts constitutes a continuous backbone of his philosophy early and late. Thus, Putnam’s theory of empirical concepts should be at least compatible with the most distinctive features of both, his realism (viz., semantic externalism) and his pragmatism (viz., conceptual pluralism). The article suggests the even stron...

Are moral terms semantically plastic—that is, would very slight changes in our patterns of use have shifted their meanings? This is a delicate question for moral realists. A 'yes' answer seems to conflict with the sorts of intuitions that support realism; but a 'no' answer seems to require a semantics that involves hefty metaphysical commitments. This tension can be illustrated by thinking abou...

Text-to-image synthesis is a fascinating area of research that aims to generate images based on textual descriptions. The main goal this field match the given description in terms both semantic consistency and image realism. While text-to-image has shown remarkable progress recent years, it still faces several challenges, mainly related level realism consistency. To address these various approa...