Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Donald Davidson, Stephen R. Grimm and Vassilis Politis
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19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language
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Thought is only fully developed if we communicate with others [Davidson]
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Content of thought is established through communication, so knowledge needs other minds [Davidson]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / b. Indeterminate translation
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Should we assume translation to define truth, or the other way around? [Blackburn on Davidson]
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Criteria of translation give us the identity of conceptual schemes [Davidson]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity
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Davidson's Cogito: 'I think, therefore I am generally right' [Davidson, by Button]
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The principle of charity attributes largely consistent logic and largely true beliefs to speakers [Davidson]
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There is simply no alternative to the 'principle of charity' in interpreting what others do [Davidson]
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The principle of charity says an interpreter must assume the logical constants [Davidson]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor
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Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]
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We indicate use of a metaphor by its obvious falseness, or trivial truth [Davidson]
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Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]
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We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]
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