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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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Jaakko Hintikka on Pronouns - Dictionary of Arguments
II 117 I/Hintikka: Descartes' cogito directs our attention to the double life of the pronoun of the first person singular. "I" can depend on one of the two ways of identification (perspective/public). E.g. "I, Hintikka swear..." is not a tautology! >cogito, >First person, >Self-identification._____________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. |
Hintikka I Jaakko Hintikka Merrill B. Hintikka Investigating Wittgenstein German Edition: Untersuchungen zu Wittgenstein Frankfurt 1996 Hintikka II Jaakko Hintikka Merrill B. Hintikka The Logic of Epistemology and the Epistemology of Logic Dordrecht 1989 |