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"This text discusses the philosophy of language, focusing on referential uptake, that is, the question of what counts as properly ""understanding"" a referring act in communication. In this text, 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. This text is useful for philosophers, cognitive scientists and semanticists."

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Author:   M. Paul
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2000 ed.
Volume:   80
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.050kg
ISBN:  

9780792359746

ISBN 10:   0792359747
Pages:   172
Publication Date:   30 September 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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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.

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