If truth conditions are only determinable holistically through inferential webs (as in 'Two Dogmas'), classical semantics presupposes inferential structure rather than grounding it.
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classical semantics(Contrasted with inferentialism)
A semantic theory according to which subsentential expressions have representational relations to semantic contents that can be explained independently of sentence-level truth conditions, and from which truth conditions are then derived.
grounding(Drawn from contemporary metaphysics; proposed as potentially applicable to understanding the foundations of legality.)
A metaphysical relation in which some entities or facts are more foundational than others, providing a hierarchical structure of the world.
holistically(describing how life quality might be evaluated)
Looking at something as a complete whole rather than breaking it into separate parts; considering how all the pieces fit together.