Single Idea 22420

[catalogued under 18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 9. Indexical Thought]

Full Idea

I attribute three properties to the indexical perspective: it is subjective, incorrigible, and constant.

Gist of Idea

The indexical perspective is subjective, incorrigible and constant

Source

Colin McGinn (Subjective View: sec qualities and indexicals [1983], 5)

Book Reference

McGinn,Colin: 'The Subjective View' [OUP 1983], p.69


A Reaction

That is as good an idea as any for summarising the view (associated with John Perry) that the indexical perspective is an indispensable feature of reality. For a good attack on this, which I favour, see Cappelen and Dever.