Shared modes of presentation
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09/2019Author
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Abstract
What is it for two people to think of something under the same mode of presentation (MOP)? This has seemed a difficult question for “atomistic” theories such as the Mental Files approach or the Language of Thought hypothesis. Here I propose a simple answer. I first argue that, by parallel with the synchronic intrapersonal case, the sharing of a MOP should involve epistemic transparency between the token thoughts of the two thinkers. I then explain how shared words help bring about this transparency. Finally, I show how the account can deal with MOPs expressed using demonstratives and indexicals.
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Prosser , S 2019 , ' Shared modes of presentation ' , Mind & Language , vol. 34 , no. 4 , pp. 465-482 . https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12219
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Mind & Language
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Peer reviewed
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0268-1064Type
Journal article
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Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript following peer review and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/mila.12219
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