Attitudes de Se: Linguistics, Epistemology, Metaphysics

"De se "statements are emphatic assertions in which speakers make fundamental claims about either themselves or others. In English, they are usually conveyed via "I" statements or third person reflexive pronouns, e.g. "she herself," "he himself." De seattitudes appear often in our day-to-day lives, but they also pose a series of challenging problems for both linguists and philosophers. This interdisciplinary volume teases out what de se attitudes connote linguistically and also what these statements reveal about how humans think about themselves and how they understand the world around them.

About the author

Neil Feit is chair of the Department of Philosophy at SUNY Fredonia and the author of Belief about the Self: A Defense of the Property Theory of Content. Alessandro Capone teaches semantics at the University of Palermo.

Summary

De se statements are emphatic assertions in which speakers make fundamental claims about either themselves or others. In English, they are usually conveyed via "I" statements or third person reflexive pronouns, such as "she herself," or "he himself." This volume teases out what de se attitudes connote linguistically.

Product details

• Assisted by: Alessandro Capone (Editor), Neil Feit (Editor)
• Publisher: Ctr For Study Of Lang & Info
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2013
• EAN: 9781575866659
• ISBN: 978-1-57586-665-9
• No. of pages: 422
• Series: Lecture Notes; Center for the Study of Langua; Center for the Study of Langua
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries