The indexical 'I' : the first person in thought and language / Ingar Brinck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brinck, Ingar.

Series:

Synthese library ; v. 265.

Synthese library ; v. 265

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indexicals (Semantics).

Reference (Linguistics).

Reference (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xii, 178 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [1997]

Contents:

1.2 'I' 4

1.3 Why 'I' cannot be replaced by another indexical 6

1.4 The content 8

2. 'I' Does Not Refer 11

2.1 The non-referential thesis 11

2.2 Wittgenstein on 'I' 13

2.3 Anscombe's argument 22

2.4 Immunity to error through misidentification 32

2.5 The basis of the immunity 38

3. 'I' Refers Directly 45

3.1 The minimal thesis 45

3.2 Direct reference 47

3.3 The semantic theory of direct reference 50

3.4 Direct reference and rigid designation 52

3.5 Rigid designation and essentialism 59

3.6 Objections to the semantic theory of direct reference 68

3.7 Perry on belief and meaning 75

3.8 Direct reference, presemantics, and pragmatics 79

3.9 Attitudes de se 84

3.10 Acquaintance and direct reference 86

4. 'I' Refers Indirectly 90

4.1 Indirect reference and definite descriptions 90

4.2 Frege on 'I' 96

4.3 Does the individual concept conflict with publicness? 102

4.4 Making sense of Frege: concepts and causes 109

4.5 Making sense of Frege: the individual concept 115

5. Indexicality and Non-Conceptual Content 122

5.1 The basis of de re senses: non-conceptual content 122

5.2 Identification-free knowledge and its foundation 127

5.3 Non-conceptual content and IEM 132

5.4 Can content be non-conceptual? 136

5.5 The cognitive role of de re senses 140

6. Context-Independence 147

6.1 Speakers and persons 147

6.2 Transcending the context 151

6.3 Identity over time 155

6.4 A view from nowhere? 163

6.5 Understanding 'I': conclusion 171.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-178) and index.

ISBN:

0792347412

OCLC:

37443136