Philosophical Studies

By: M. Paul

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Hardcover | 30 September 1999

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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.

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Acknowledgements
Conventions
Introduction
Characterizing Referential Communication	p. 1
Mental States in Referential Communication	p. 31
Re-Identification in Referential Communication	p. 49
Accounting for Mental Reference	p. 68
Traditional Accounts of Success in Referential Communication	p. 89
Evans' Account of Success in Referential Communication	p. 113
A New Account of Success in Referential Communication	p. 136
References	p. 165
Index	p. 169
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