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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
No abstract provided.
Psychological Continuity: A Discussion Of Marc Slors' Account, Traumatic Experience, And The Significance Of Our Relations To Others, Pieranna Garavaso
Psychological Continuity: A Discussion Of Marc Slors' Account, Traumatic Experience, And The Significance Of Our Relations To Others, Pieranna Garavaso
Philosophy Publications
This paper addresses a question concerning psychological continuity, i.e., which features preserve the same psychological subject over time; this is not the same question as the one concerning the necessary and sufficient conditions for personal identity. Marc Slors (1998, 2001, 2001a) defends an account of psychological continuity that adds two features to Derek Parfit’s Relation R, namely narrativity and embodiment. Slors’ account is a significant improvement on Parfit’s, but still lacks an explicit acknowledgment of a third feature that I call relationality. Because they are usually regarded as cases of radical discontinuity, I start my discussion from the experiences of …
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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Concepts: Core Readings, By Eric Margolis And Stephen Laurance, Robert Stainton
Concepts: Core Readings, By Eric Margolis And Stephen Laurance, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
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Consciousness And The Origins Of Thought, By Norton Nelkin, Robert Stainton
Consciousness And The Origins Of Thought, By Norton Nelkin, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
No abstract provided.
The Deflation Of Belief States, Robert Stainton
The Deflation Of Belief States, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
A criticism of Arthur Collins' attempt to deflate beliefs states by treating them as merely correctness-making properties of persons.
Connectionism And The Philosophy Of Psychology, By T. Horgan And J. Tiensen, Robert Stainton
Connectionism And The Philosophy Of Psychology, By T. Horgan And J. Tiensen, Robert Stainton
Philosophy Publications
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