Davidson on communication and languages: a reexamination

In order to evaluate the validity and implications of Donald Davidson’s arguments against the need for conventions in order for linguistic communication (or, more generally, against the need to postulate language as an entity in order to account for communication), the theoretical considerations beh...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Cuervo, Felipe
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Manuscrito (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8653820
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8653820
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Conventions. Radical interpretation. Donald Davidson.
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Sumario:In order to evaluate the validity and implications of Donald Davidson’s arguments against the need for conventions in order for linguistic communication (or, more generally, against the need to postulate language as an entity in order to account for communication), the theoretical considerations behind his conclusions are traced through several of his essays. Once Davidson’s ideas on communication, radical interpretation, and the lack of strict nomological connections between physical and mental events have been pointed out as necessary for his argument, it will be seen that these imply the need for something very close to linguistic conventions. The article closes by considering a few possible counterarguments this last conclusion.

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