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Materialism From Hobbes To Locke, By Stewart Duncan, Benjamin Hill, Robert Stainton
Materialism From Hobbes To Locke, By Stewart Duncan, Benjamin Hill, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
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Re-Reading Anscombe On 'I', Robert Stainton
Re-Reading Anscombe On 'I', Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
According to a certain ‘Straight Reading’ of Elizabeth Anscombe’s ‘The First Person’, she holds a Radically Non-Referring view of ‘I’. Specifically, ‘I’ is analogized to the expletive ‘it’ in ‘It’s raining’. I argue that this is not her position. Her substantive view on ‘I’, rather, is that if what you mean by ‘referring term’ is a certain rich and recherché Frege-inspired notion, then ‘I’ is not one. Her methodological point is that one shouldn’t be bewitched by language into thinking that ‘I’, because of its syntax and logical role, must exhibit ‘reference’ in this sense. Anscombe uses this insight to …
An Anscombean Reference For I?, Andrew Botterell, Robert Stainton
An Anscombean Reference For I?, Andrew Botterell, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
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Introduction To The Achilles Of Rational Psychology, Thomas Lennon, Robert Stainton
Introduction To The Achilles Of Rational Psychology, Thomas Lennon, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
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