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Success in Referential Communication

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Authors:
  1. Matthias Paul

    1. Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany

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Part of the book series: Philosophical Studies Series (PSSP, volume 80)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Characterizing Referential Communication

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 1-30

  3. Mental States in Referential Communication

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 31-48

  4. Re-Identification in Referential Communication

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 49-67

  5. Accounting for Mental Reference

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 68-88

  6. Traditional Accounts of Success in Referential Communication

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 89-112

  7. Evans’ Account of Success in Referential Communication

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 113-135

  8. A New Account of Success in Referential Communication

    • Matthias Paul
    Pages 136-164

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 165-176
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany

    Matthias Paul

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Success in Referential Communication

  • Authors: Matthias Paul

  • Series Title: Philosophical Studies Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3181-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5974-6Published: 30 September 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5322-0Published: 28 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-3181-2Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0921-8599

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8349

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVI, 172

  • Topics: Philosophy of Language, Semantics, Artificial Intelligence, Social Sciences, general

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