1. Pragmatic Minimalism: A Defense of Formal Approaches to Semantics Open Access Author: Agler, David Wells Title: Pragmatic Minimalism: A Defense of Formal Approaches to Semantics Graduate Program: Philosophy Keywords: semanticspragmaticscontextualismminimalismPeirceformal semanticsWilliams Syndromephilosophy of language File: Download PhDThesisETD2_Agler.pdf Committee Members: Vincent M Colapietro, Committee Chair/Co-ChairEmily Rolfe Grosholz, Committee Chair/Co-ChairChristopher P Long, Committee MemberLinda Furgerson Selzer, Committee Member