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XII - Why are indexicals essential?
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dc.contributor.author | Prosser, Simon James | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-11T00:31:41Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-11T00:31:41Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-12-01 | |
dc.identifier | 199203794 | |
dc.identifier | e3eb93a0-1227-4c33-900c-005bf15d0b94 | |
dc.identifier | 84953864580 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Prosser , S J 2015 , ' XII - Why are indexicals essential? ' , Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society , vol. 115 , no. 3 pt 3 , pp. 211-233 . https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9264.2015.00392.x | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0066-7374 | |
dc.identifier.other | ORCID: /0000-0001-7444-2782/work/67525834 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/12307 | |
dc.description.abstract | Despite recent challenges, it is commonly held that certain indexical terms such as ‘I', ‘here’ and ‘now’ have a necessary or ‘essential’ role in certain kinds of action. I argue that this is correct, and I offer an explanation. A use of an indexical term of the kind in question connotes a specific relation between the thinking subject and the reference of the indexical. The mental representation of this relation has an epistemic feature that I call first-person redundancy. I show through a regress argument that a mental state of this kind is essential for common kinds of action, and perhaps for all actions. | |
dc.format.extent | 205003 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society | en |
dc.subject | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion | en |
dc.subject | BDC | en |
dc.subject | R2C | en |
dc.subject.lcc | B | en |
dc.title | XII - Why are indexicals essential? | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Philosophy | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/j.1467-9264.2015.00392.x | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.date.embargoedUntil | 2017-12-10 |
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