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prag- matics, we try to show how the issues they give rise to converge, but also diverge. Keywords Virtus sermonis , XIIIth Century Statutes of the Faculty of Arts, Medieval Theories of Truth, Medieval Pragmatics, truth-conditional pragmatics The affinities between late medieval and contemporary
the formation and semantic function of conventional language. This paper will focus on what Thomas had to say about such factors. Keywords Medieval Semantics, Medieval Pragmatics, Thomas Aquinas, Names, speaker’s inten- tion, linguistic usage Preface Thomas Aquinas’ view of the semantics of natural
generate any sort of plausible naturalized epistemology. Th e rejection of Socrates-Minus as a really existing object, by both Albert and William, and the requirement that what- ever object is being considered must be “in itself numerically one whole and complete,” reminds us today that the medieval
content, both the intention of the speaker and the communication context in which this intention is being effectuated are essential features of the actual signification of names. Keywords Peter John Olivi, medieval semantics, medieval pragmatics, medieval philosophy, common names 1. Framing the question
interpretation of his solution to the Liar. Keywords Paradox of the Liar, John Buridan, medieval theories of truth, medieval semantics, medieval pragmatics * Earlier versions of this paper were read at conferences in Bologna and Rio de Janeiro. I thank the audiences on both occasions for helpful comments. I am