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posted on 2023-06-09, 18:57 authored by Sarah SawyerSarah Sawyer
This paper provides an externalist account of talk and thought that clearly distinguishes the two. It is argued that linguistic meanings and concepts track different phenomena and have different explanatory roles. The distinction, understood along the lines proposed, brings theoretical gains in a cluster of related areas. It provides an account of meaning change which accommodates the phenomenon of contested meanings and the possibility of substantive disagreement across theoretical divides, and it explains the nature and value of conceptual engineering in a way that addresses recent prominent concerns.

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  • Published

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  • Accepted version

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Page range

379-395

Pages

474.0

Book title

Conceptual engineering and conceptual ethics

Place of publication

Oxford

ISBN

9780198801856

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  • Philosophy Publications

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  • Yes

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Editors

Herman Cappelen, David Plunkett, Alexis Burgess

Legacy Posted Date

2019-09-26

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2020-02-07

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2019-09-26

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