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Proximal intentions intentionalism
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dc.contributor.author | Tamburini, Victor | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-05T09:32:43Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-04-05T09:32:43Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-04-04 | |
dc.identifier | 299986819 | |
dc.identifier | 765df522-5f89-44ff-be9b-59b297dd5524 | |
dc.identifier | 85189922143 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tamburini , V 2024 , ' Proximal intentions intentionalism ' , Philosophical Studies , vol. 181 , no. 4 , pp. 879–891 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-024-02118-6 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0031-8116 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/29613 | |
dc.description.abstract | According to a family of metasemantics for demonstratives called intentionalism, the intentions of speakers determine the reference of demonstratives. And according to a sub-family I call proximal intentions (PI) intentionalism, the intention that determines reference is one that occupies a certain place—the proximal one—in a structure of intentions. PI intentionalism is thought to make correct predictions about reference where less sophisticated forms of intentionalism make the wrong predictions. In this article I argue that this is an illusion: PI intentionalism also suffers from predictive inadequacy. In Sect. 1, I present the problem of predictive inadequacy for intentionalism and an ad hoc response to it. In Sect. 2, I sketch a version of PI intentionalism that aims to provide the most principled response to this problem. In Sect. 3, I explain why PI intentionalism cannot solve the problem after all. In Sect. 4, I indicate where I think metasemanticists should go next. | |
dc.format.extent | 614468 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Philosophical Studies | en |
dc.subject | Demonstratives | en |
dc.subject | Metasemantics | en |
dc.subject | Reference | en |
dc.subject | Intentionalism | en |
dc.subject | Referential intentions | en |
dc.subject | T-DAS | en |
dc.title | Proximal intentions intentionalism | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Philosophy | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s11098-024-02118-6 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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