Combining Texts

All the ideas for 'talk', 'The Problem of the Essential Indexical' and 'reports'

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8 ideas

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 8. Transcendental Necessity

3016	Even the gods cannot strive against necessity [Pittacus, by Diog. Laertius]

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / b. Elements of beliefs

12149

Indexicals are a problem for beliefs being just subject-proposition relations [Perry]

15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / b. Qualia and intentionality

7272	Maybe lots of qualia lead to intentionality, rather than intentionality being basic [Gildersleve]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 9. Indexical Semantics

12151

If we replace 'I' in sentences about me, they are different beliefs and explanations of behaviour [Perry]

18412

Indexicals individuate certain belief states, helping in explanation and prediction [Perry]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique

12150

Indexicals reveal big problems with the traditional idea of a proposition [Perry]

27. Natural Reality / D. Time / 2. Passage of Time / c. Tenses and time

15203

Tense is essential for thought and action [Perry, by Le Poidevin]

15204

Actual tensed sentences cannot be tenseless, because they can cite their own context [Perry, by Le Poidevin]