Ideas from 'Mental Files in Flux' by François Recanati [2016], by Theme Structure
[found in 'Mental Files in Flux' by Recanati,François [OUP 2016,978-0-19-879035-8]].
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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 4. Pure Logic
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A train of reasoning must be treated as all happening simultaneously
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 9. Indexical Thought
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Indexicality is not just a feature of language; examples show it also occurs in thought
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How can we communicate indexical thoughts to people not in the right context?
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18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 5. Mental Files
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Mental files are concepts, which are either collections or (better) containers
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The Frege case of believing a thing is both F and not-F is explained by separate mental files
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
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A linguistic expression refers to what its associated mental file refers to
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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There are speakers' thoughts and hearers' thoughts, but no further thought attached to the utterance
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19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / a. Contextual meaning
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The Naive view of communication is that hearers acquire exactly the thoughts of the speaker
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