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X-Phi and the challenge from ad hoc conceptsSynthese 201 (5): 1-25. 2023.Ad hoc concepts feature prominently in lexical pragmatics. A speaker can use a word or phrase to communicate an ad hoc concept that is different from the lexically encoded concept and the hearer can construct the intended ad hoc concept pragmatically during utterance comprehension. I argue that some philosophical concepts have origins as ad hoc concepts, and such concepts pose a challenge for experimental philosophy regarding these concepts. To illustrate this, I consider philosophers’ ‘what-it’…Read more
University of Oxford
DPhil, 2019
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Mind |
Aesthetics |
Philosophy of Language |
Areas of Interest
Experimental Philosophy |
Metaphysics |