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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files

16362	An identity statement aims at getting the hearer to merge two mental files [Lockwood]
	Full Idea: The purpose of an identity statement is to get the hearer to merge these files or bodies of information into one.
	From: Michael Lockwood (Identity and Reference [1971], p.209), quoted by François Recanati - Mental Files 4.1
	A reaction: Lockwood is a pioneer, in seeing 'Hesperus is Phosphorus' and 'Scott is the author of 'Waverley'' in terms of how the mind works. Mental files seem to me to explain a huge amount. Recanati proposes 'linking' rather than 'merging'.