Paul Saka

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Paul Saka
Education University of Arizona (PhD), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (PhD), University of Chicago (BA)
Era 21st-century philosophy
Region Western philosophy
Institutions University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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Main interests
philosophy of language, cognitive semantics

Paul Saka is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. [1] He is known for his works on philosophy of language. [2]

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  1. "Homepage". uh.edu.
  2. Arnold, Keith (2008). "How to Think about Meaning - By Paul Saka". Philosophical Books. 49 (4): 386–388. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0149.2008.476_10.x. ISSN   1468-0149.