The Rationalist Reply to Fodor's Analyticity and Circularity Challenge
The Fodorian central objections to Inferential Role Semantics (IRS) can be taken to include an ‘Analyticity Challenge’ and a ‘Circularity Challenge’, which are ultimately challenges to IRS explanations of concept possession. In this paper I present inferential role theories, critically examine these...
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| description | The Fodorian central objections to Inferential Role Semantics (IRS) can be taken to include an ‘Analyticity Challenge’ and a ‘Circularity Challenge’, which are ultimately challenges to IRS explanations of concept possession. In this paper I present inferential role theories, critically examine these challenges and point out two misunderstandings to which they are exposed. I then state in detail a rationalist version of IRS and argue that this version meets head on the Fodorian challenges. If sound, these considerations show that there is no problem of principle in the consideration of IRS as a good candidate for a theory of concepts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cab8eb8590ef4bb29fe919c759085da42022-12-22T02:47:52ZengUniversity of the Basque CountryTheoria0495-45482171-679X2013-02-0128172510.1387/theoria.18815809The Rationalist Reply to Fodor's Analyticity and Circularity ChallengeVíctor M. Verdejo0Universidad Autónoma de MadridThe Fodorian central objections to Inferential Role Semantics (IRS) can be taken to include an ‘Analyticity Challenge’ and a ‘Circularity Challenge’, which are ultimately challenges to IRS explanations of concept possession. In this paper I present inferential role theories, critically examine these challenges and point out two misunderstandings to which they are exposed. I then state in detail a rationalist version of IRS and argue that this version meets head on the Fodorian challenges. If sound, these considerations show that there is no problem of principle in the consideration of IRS as a good candidate for a theory of concepts.http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/1881AnalyticityTheoretical CircularityRationalist IRSComplete Frege Test |
| spellingShingle | Víctor M. Verdejo The Rationalist Reply to Fodor's Analyticity and Circularity Challenge Theoria Analyticity Theoretical Circularity Rationalist IRS Complete Frege Test |
| title | The Rationalist Reply to Fodor's Analyticity and Circularity Challenge |
| title_full | The Rationalist Reply to Fodor's Analyticity and Circularity Challenge |
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| title_short | The Rationalist Reply to Fodor's Analyticity and Circularity Challenge |
| title_sort | rationalist reply to fodor s analyticity and circularity challenge |
| topic | Analyticity Theoretical Circularity Rationalist IRS Complete Frege Test |
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