The Problem of the Essential Indexical: and Other Essays

The Problem of the Essential Indexical: and Other Essays

by John Perry
The Problem of the Essential Indexical: and Other Essays

The Problem of the Essential Indexical: and Other Essays

by John Perry

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Overview

A collection of twelve essays by John Perry and two essays he co-authored, this book deals with various problems related to "self-locating beliefs": the sorts of beliefs one expresses with indexicals and demonstratives, like "I" and "this." Postscripts have been added to a number of the essays discussing criticisms by authors such as Gareth Evans and Robert Stalnaker. Included with such well-known essays as "Frege on Demonstratives," "The Problem of the Essential Indexical," "From Worlds to Situations," and "The Prince and the Phone Booth" are a number of important essays that have been less accessible and that discuss important aspects of Perry's views, referred to as "Critical Referentialism," on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780195364156
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 01/28/1993
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Lexile: 1250L (what's this?)
File size: 520 KB

Table of Contents

1.Frege on Demonstratives3
Postscript26
2.The Problem of the Essential Indexical3
Postscript50
3.Belief and Acceptance53
Postscript65
4.A Problem About Continued Belief69
Postscript89
5.Castaneda on He and I91
6.Perception, Action, and the Structure of Believing121
7.From Worlds to Situations151
8.Possible Worlds and Subject Matter173
Postscript189
9.Circumstantial Attitudes and Benevolent Cognition193
10.Thought Without Representation205
Postscript219
11.Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference227
Postscript245
12.The Prince and the Phone Booth: Reporting Puzzling Beliefs249
Postscript278
13.Individuals in Informational and Intentional Content279
14.Fodor and Psychological Explanations301
References323
Index333
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