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The problem of the essential indexical : and other essays

Title
The problem of the essential indexical : and other essays / John Perry.
Author
Perry, John, 1943-
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, 1993.

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Description
xiv, 338 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
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." In the early essays, Perry argues that an account of these beliefs requires us to distinguish what is believed from how it is believed, and the rest of the essays discuss various aspects and implications of that distinction and issues closely related to it. 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, which stem from the area of thought referred to as "Critical Referentialism" on the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind. In addition, postscripts have been added to a number of the essays discussing criticisms by authors such as Gareth Evans and Robert Stalnaker.
Alternative Title
Indexical.
Subject
  • Meaning (Philosophy)
  • Belief and doubt
  • Belief and doubt
  • Bedeutung
  • Glaube
  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Referenz Linguistik
  • Sprachphilosophie
  • Aufsatzsammlung
  • Betekenis
  • Geloof
  • Referenz (Linguistik)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-331) and index.
Contents
Frege on Demonstratives -- The Problem of the Essential Indexical -- Belief and Acceptance -- A Problem About Continued Belief -- Castaneda on He and I -- Perception, Action, and the Structure of Believing -- From Worlds to Situations -- Possible Worlds and Subject Matter -- Circumstantial Attitudes and Benevolent Cognition -- Thought Without Representation -- Cognitive Significance and New Theories of Reference -- The Prince and the Phone Booth: Reporting Puzzling Beliefs -- Individuals in Informational and Intentional Content -- Fodor and Psychological Explanations.
ISBN
  • 0195049993
  • 9780195049992
LCCN
92033242
OCLC
  • ocm26767180
  • 26767180
  • SCSB-9433492
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library