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Portion of title |
Assertoric speech |
Contents |
Introduction. What is assertion? : in defense of the norm-based account -- The epistemic significance of assertion. Assertion and the spread of knowledge ; Assertion and testimony -- Other applications : mind, language, and more. Assertion and the method of interpretation (radical and otherwise) ; Assertion and assertoric content ; Assertion and belief ; The ethics of assertion (and belief) ; Anonymous assertion -- A case for context-sensitivity in the norm of assertion. Assertion and disagreement ; Mutuality and assertion ; The costs of context-sensitivity. |
Abstract |
Presents an account of the speech act of assertion and defends the view that it is answerable to a constitutive norm and is suited to explaining assertions connections to other philosophical topics. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-300) and index. |
LCCN | 2014950697 |
ISBN | 9780198732488 (hardback) |
ISBN | 0198732481 (hardback) |