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| Pronouns: A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun or noun phrase. It can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that has already been mentioned, or it can be used to introduce a new person, or a thing. See also Anaphora, Reference, Indexicality, Introduction._____________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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G. E. M. Anscombe on Pronouns - Dictionary of Arguments
Frank I 78 I/Anscombe: if it is not a proper name, it is obvious to assign it to the pronouns. But this is not said at all because "pronoun" is a "lump sack category", under which one can subsume everything. >Names, >I, Ego, Self. Frank I 94 I/name/pronoun/grammar/reference/Anscombe: if "I" is not a name, there are words that function like names, e.g. pronouns. Could "I" be a pronoun? This would be meaningless, because it is too undefined. Pronouns: can also be variables: E.g. "If someone says this, he is a fool". This cannot be an identification of an object. >Variables. E.g. lie: the meaning of "I am not E.A." Is hardly preserved in the sentence "E.A. is not E.A"! >Self-reference, >Reference, >Contradictions. E.g. demonstrative pronoun "this": assumes that we know the answer to the question "this what?" . If so, we have a functioning logical subject. >Demonstratives._____________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. |
Anscombe I G.E. M. Anscombe "The First Person", in: G. E. M. Anscombe The Collected Philosophical Papers, Vol. II: "Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind", Oxford 1981, pp. 21-36 In Analytische Theorien des Selbstbewusstseins, Manfred Frank, Frankfurt/M. 1994 Fra I M. Frank (Hrsg.) Analytische Theorien des Selbstbewusstseins Frankfurt 1994 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27