Metaphysics, Verbal Disputes and the Limits of Charity

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 86 (2):412-434 (2012)
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Intuitively, (1)-(3) seem to express genuine claims (true or false) about what the world is like, attempts to correctly describe parts of extra-linguistic reality. By contrast, it is tempting to regard (4)-(6) as merely reflecting decisions (or conventions, or dispositions, or rules) concerning the terms in which that extra-linguistic reality is described, decisions about which things to label with 'vixen', 'bachelor' or 'cup'.

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10.1111/j.1933-1592.2011.00569.x

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