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Quasi-Indicator, philosophy: A quasi-indicator is an expression for an index word, e.g. "he", which is not sufficient to make the object of reference clear in a situation. See also index words, indexicality, context/context dependency, indeterminacy, quotation. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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M.J. Cresswell on Quasi-Indicator - Dictionary of Arguments
II 182 He*/Castaneda: (Quasi-Indicator): is unanalyzable. >Reference, >I, Ego Self, >Self-identification, >Identification, >Self-reference, >Individuation, >Predication. >Hector-Neri Castaneda, >John Perry, >Sydney Shoemaker._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Cr I M. J. Cresswell Semantical Essays (Possible worlds and their rivals) Dordrecht Boston 1988 Cr II M. J. Cresswell Structured Meanings Cambridge Mass. 1984 |