The problem of the essential indexical : and other essays / John Perry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perry, John, 1943- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Meaning (Philosophy).

Belief and doubt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Other Title:

Indexical.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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"".

Contents:

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

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1993.

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

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773138-4

1-280-44004-X

0-19-536415-5

1-4237-6373-4

OCLC:

476015023