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Evaluative predicates as classificatory devices?

Authors :
McPherson, Tristram
Source :
Philosophical Studies. Jun2019, Vol. 176 Issue 6, p1439-1451. 13p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

In "Value Ascriptions: Rethinking Cognitivism," Sigrún Svavarsdóttir offers a novel account of the semantic function of evaluative predication, according to which such predicates function as "linguistically encoded classificatory devices." This short paper raises three questions about Svavarsdóttir's account: how it relates to familiar sorts of projects in and about semantics, how to understand the nature of "linguistic encoding," and how to understand the significance of the account's central use of sets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00318116
Volume :
176
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Philosophical Studies
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
136503245
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-019-01247-7