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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity

7330	The principle of charity only applies to the logical constants [Quine, by Miller,A]
	Full Idea: Quine takes to the principle of charity to apply only to the translation of the logical constants.
	From: report of Willard Quine (works [1961]) by Alexander Miller - Philosophy of Language 8.7
	A reaction: Given how weird some people's view of the world seems to be, this very cautious approach has an interesting rival appeal to Davidson't much more charitable view, that people mostly speak truth. It depends whether you are discussing lunch or the gods.