Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either)
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| author | Víctor M. Verdejo |
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</style> <![endif]-->Vigorous Fodorian criticism may make it seem impossible for Inferential Role Semantics (IRS) to accommodate compositionality. In this paper, first, I introduce a neo-Fregean version of IRS that appeals centrally to the notion of rationality. Second, I show how such a theory can respect compositionality by means of semantic rules. Third, I argue that, even if we consider top-down compositional derivability: a) the Fodorian is not justified in claiming that it involves so-called reverse compositionality; and b) a defender of IRS can still offer a satisfactory account in terms of the inferential capacities of rational thinkers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-58a59667d9ec4ad497b8e086b775cb722022-12-22T00:31:23ZengUniversity of the Basque CountryTheoria0495-45482171-679X2009-11-01241294710.1387/theoria.382392Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either)Víctor M. Verdejo0Universidad Autónoma de Madrid<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 21 false false false ES X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabla normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]-->Vigorous Fodorian criticism may make it seem impossible for Inferential Role Semantics (IRS) to accommodate compositionality. In this paper, first, I introduce a neo-Fregean version of IRS that appeals centrally to the notion of rationality. Second, I show how such a theory can respect compositionality by means of semantic rules. Third, I argue that, even if we consider top-down compositional derivability: a) the Fodorian is not justified in claiming that it involves so-called reverse compositionality; and b) a defender of IRS can still offer a satisfactory account in terms of the inferential capacities of rational thinkers.http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/382inferential Role Semanticscompositionalityrationalitysemantic rulereverse compositionality |
| spellingShingle | Víctor M. Verdejo Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either) Theoria inferential Role Semantics compositionality rationality semantic rule reverse compositionality |
| title | Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either) |
| title_full | Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either) |
| title_fullStr | Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either) |
| title_short | Why Rationalist Compositionality Won't Go Away (Either) |
| title_sort | why rationalist compositionality won t go away either |
| topic | inferential Role Semantics compositionality rationality semantic rule reverse compositionality |
| url | http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/382 |
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