Edición de la obra Success in Referential Communication
| Autor | Matthias Paul |
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| Editorial | Springer Netherlands |
| Fecha de publicación | 1999 |
| Lugar | Dordrecht |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 176 |
| Formato | [electronic resource] / |
| ISBN-13 | 9789048153220, 9789401731812 |
| ISBN-10 | 9048153220, 9401731810 |
| OCLC | 851380245 |
| Serie | Philosophical Studies Series -- 80 · Philosophical Studies Series -- 80 |
| Número de Cutter | P324s |
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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.