Pretense, cancellation, and the act theory of propositions

Several philosophers advance substantive theories of propositions, to deal with several issues they raise in connection with a concern with a long pedigree in philosophy, the problem of the unity of propositions. The qualification ‘substantive’ is meant to contrast with ‘minimal’ or ‘deflationary’ –...

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Autor: García-Carpintero, Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
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Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palabra clave:Representació (Filosofia)
Proposició (Lògica)
Representation (Philosophy)
Proposition (Logic)
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García-Carpintero, Manuel
Representació (Filosofia)
Proposició (Lògica)
Representation (Philosophy)
Proposition (Logic)
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title_full Pretense, cancellation, and the act theory of propositions
title_fullStr Pretense, cancellation, and the act theory of propositions
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dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García-Carpintero, Manuel
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Proposició (Lògica)
Representation (Philosophy)
Proposition (Logic)
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Proposició (Lògica)
Representation (Philosophy)
Proposition (Logic)
description Several philosophers advance substantive theories of propositions, to deal with several issues they raise in connection with a concern with a long pedigree in philosophy, the problem of the unity of propositions. The qualification ‘substantive’ is meant to contrast with ‘minimal’ or ‘deflationary’ – roughly, views that reject that propositions have a hidden nature, worth investigating. Substantive views appear to create spurious problems by characterizing propositions in ways that make them unfit to perform their theoretical jobs. I will present in this light some critical points against Hanks’ (2015, 2019) act-theoretic view, and Recanati’s (2019) recent elaboration of Hanks’ notion of cancellation. Both Hanks and Recanati, I’ll argue, rely on problematic conceptions of fiction and pretense.
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