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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451449003321

Autore

Perry John <1943->

Titolo

The problem of the essential indexical [[electronic resource] ] : and other essays / / John Perry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1993

ISBN

1-280-44004-X

0-19-536415-5

1-4237-6373-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (353 p.)

Disciplina

121/.68

Soggetti

Belief and doubt

Meaning (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-331) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1. Frege on Demonstratives; 2. The Problem of the Essential Indexical; 3. Belief and Acceptance; 4. A Problem About Continued Belief; 5. Castañeda on He and I; 6. Perception, Action, and the Structure of Believing; 7. From Worlds to Situations; 8. Possible Worlds and Subject Matter; 9. Circumstantial Attitudes and Benevolent Cognition; 10. Thought Without Representation; 11. Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference; 12. The Prince and the Phone Booth: Reporting Puzzling Beliefs; 13. Individuals in Informational and Intentional Content

14. Fodor and Psychological ExplanationsReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This is a collection of essays that discusses aspects of the author's views on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. He discusses problems related to ""self-locating beliefs"" - the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives like ""I"" and ""this"".