ISBN:
9789401731812
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (XXVI, 176 p)
,
digital
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Series Statement:
Philosophical Studies Series 80
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Keywords:
Philosophy (General)
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Linguistics Philosophy
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Semantics
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Humanities
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Artificial intelligence
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Social sciences
;
Language and languages—Philosophy.
;
Semiotics.
Abstract:
One of the most basic themes in the philosophy of language is referential uptake, viz., the question of what counts as properly `understanding' a referring act in communication. In this inquiry, the particular line pursued goes back to Strawson's work on re-identification, but the immediate influence is that of Gareth Evans. It is argued that traditional and recent proposals fail to account for success in referential communication. A novel account is developed, resembling Evans' account in combining an external success condition with a Fregean one. But, in contrast to Evans, greater emphasis is placed on the action-enabling side of communication. Further topics discussed include the role of mental states in accounting for communication, the impact of re-identification on the understanding of referring acts, and Donnellan's referential/attributive distinction. Readership: Philosophers, cognitive scientists and semanticists
DOI:
10.1007/978-94-017-3181-2
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