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In defence of a dogma: Davidson, languages, and conceptual schemes
Ratio 17 (3):312–328 (2004)
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In this paper I draw on Davidson's work to generate counter examples to his claim that since there are no untranslatable languages there are also no alternative conceptual schemes. I argue that Davidson's argument to that effect is based upon an equivocationAuthor's Profile
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