Success in Referential Communication

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 immediat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paul, M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1999, 1999
Edition:1st ed. 1999
Series:Philosophical Studies Series
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Characterizing Referential Communicaton
  • 2 Mental States in Referential Communication
  • 3 RE-Identification in Referential Communication
  • 4 Accounting for Mental Reference
  • 5 Traditional Accounts of Success in Referential Communication
  • 6 Evans’ Account of Success in Referential Communication
  • 7 A New Account of Success in Referential Communication
  • References