Assertion [electronic resource] : new philosophical essays / edited by Jessica Brown and Herman Cappelen. Brown, Jessica. Cappelen, Herman. Speech acts (Linguistics) Philosophy. P95.55 401.452 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 12, 2011). Assertion is a fundamental feature of language. This volume will be the place to look for anyone interested in current work on the topic. Philosophers of language and epistemologists join forces to elucidate what kind of speech act assertion is particularly in light of relativist views of truth, and how assertion is governed by epistemic norms. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. 2011. 2011 Text 1 online resource. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199573004.001.0001 eng