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42Saying (Nothing) and Conversational ImplicaturesPacific Philosophical Quarterly 104 (4): 816-836. 2023.I defend an alternative theory of conversational implicatures that does without Grice's notion of making‐as‐if‐to‐say. This theory characterises conversationally implicating that p as a way to mean that p by saying that q or by saying nothing. Cases that Grice's theory cannot capture are captured, and cases that Grice's theory misdescribes are correctly described. A distinction between conversational implicatures and pragmatic inferences from what speakers express is required, as well as a non‐i…Read more
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29Proximal intentions intentionalismPhilosophical Studies 181 (4): 879-891. 2024.According to a family of metasemantics for demonstratives called intentionalism, the intentions of speakers determine the reference of demonstratives. And according to a sub-family I call proximal intentions (PI) intentionalism, the intention that determines reference is one that occupies a certain place—the proximal one—in a structure of intentions. PI intentionalism is thought to make correct predictions about reference where less sophisticated forms of intentionalism make the wrong prediction…Read more
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Institut Jean NicodPost-doctoral Fellow
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College de FrancePost-doctoral Fellow
Paris, IDF, France
Areas of Specialization
Philosophy of Language |
Philosophy of Mind |