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| Pointing: The problem with pointing is that it is difficult to know exactly what the pointer is trying to indicate. Additionally, pointing is often context-dependent, so it can be difficult to know what someone is pointing to without knowing more about the situation. see also Definition, Definability, Ostension, Ostensive definition, Ambiguity, Rule following._____________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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John McDowell on Pointing - Dictionary of Arguments
I 54 Pointing/McDowell: What we are finally encountering is a content that is still conceivable, and not something that would be more fundamental, namely, a naked pointing or a piece of givenness. >Content/McDowell, >Perception/McDowell, >Reality, >Concept/McDowell. We do not stop with our seeing just before the facts (Wittgenstein) we see that something is so and so. I 64 Pointing/McDowell: we fall victim to the myth of what is given when we assume that the pointing gestures had to break through a boundary which surrounds the sphere of conceivable content. >Myth of th é given. I 194 Ostension/Concept/McDowell: E.g. "It looks like this" - does not have to be any less conceptual than what it is a reason for. >Appearence/McDowell. We can only get to grips with the rational relationship if we understand it conceptually, even if, according to our theory (Evans), the content would not be conceptual._____________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. |
McDowell I John McDowell Mind and World, Cambridge/MA 1996 German Edition: Geist und Welt Frankfurt 2001 McDowell II John McDowell "Truth Conditions, Bivalence and Verificationism" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16