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511Permutations and Foster problems: Two puzzles or one?Ratio 21 (1). 2008.How are permutation arguments for the inscrutability of reference to be formulated in the context of a Davidsonian truth-theoretic semantics? Davidson takes these arguments to establish that there are no grounds for favouring a reference scheme that assigns London to “Londres”, rather than one that assigns Sydney to that name. We shall see, however, that it is far from clear whether permutation arguments work when set out in the context of the kind of truth-theoretic semantics which Davidson fav…Read more
University of St. Andrews
PhD, 2005
Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland