Skip to content
Carmelics
TopicsThinkersChangesContributorsLoading account…

    Carmelics

    A reasoning platform. Break down any belief into clear reasons, explore both sides, and weigh the evidence honestly.

    Navigate

    • Topics
    • Search
    • Recent Changes
    • Contribute
    • How It Works
    • Glossary
    • Thinkers
    • Contributors
    • About
    • Statistics
    • Terms
    • Privacy

    Database

    Statements
    —
    Perspectives
    —
    Topics
    —

    Press ? for keyboard shortcuts

    LoyalLoyalJusticeJustice
    Made withinDC&Austin
    Statements
    321,452
    Perspectives
    108,905
    Topics
    42
    A purely externalist account of 'today' cannot explain wh... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→The beliefs of the speaker are irrelevant to the day an utterance of 'today' is about.

    A purely externalist account of 'today' cannot explain why a time-disoriented speaker's sincere assertion 'Today is Tuesday' expresses a different mental state than one who knows the date.

    ?Rate how convincing each reason is below to see the overall strength.

    No one has weighed in yet. Be the first to share reasons for or against this statement.

    Sign in or register to share your perspective on this statement.

    Key Terms

    Externalism(Philosophy of linguistics)
    The view that the forms of actually attested expressions — sentences, phrases, syllables, and systems of such units — are the proper object of linguistic inquiry
    Mental state(philosophy of mind)
    A condition of your mind at a particular moment, like believing something, feeling afraid, or having a visual experience.
    Sincere assertion(Both people honestly claim 'the tomato is red' even though they disagree about what that means)
    A genuine, honest statement that someone truly believes to be true at the moment they say it.
    Time-disoriented speaker(as used in this specific philosophical example)
    A person who is confused about what the current date or time is—they've lost track of when 'now' is.

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.

    Connections

    1 topic

    Philosophy of Language1 linked

    Related

    The beliefs of the speaker are irrelevant to the day an utterance of 'today' is ...

    Details

    Type
    claim
    Perspectives
    0 (0 for, 0 against)
    Edits
    1 edit

    Open for perspectives

    This idea is waiting for its first supporting or challenging perspective.

    Share the first perspective