Expertise and Intuitions about Reference

Theoria

Edouard Machery¹ 

[1] University of Pittsburgh;

关键词: intuitions;    reference;    descriptivism;    causal-historical theories;    Kripke;    expertise;    bias;    experimental philosophy;   

DOI  :  10.1387/theoria.3482

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Many philosophers hold that experts’ semantic intuitions are more reliable and provide better evidence than lay people’s intuitions—a thesis commonly called “the Expertise Defense.” Focusing on the intuitions about the reference of proper names, this article critically assesses the Expertise Defense.

【 授权许可】

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