Practical Moore sentences

I discuss what I call practical Moore sentences: sentences like ‘You must close your door, but I don't know whether you will’, which combine an order together with an avowal of agnosticism about whether the order will be obeyed. I show that practical Moore sentences are generally infelicitous....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mandelkern, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019