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
    If 'I' carried only a context-shifting reference rule (as... — Carmelics
    Home
    HistoryEditSee Inverse

    Part of a larger discussion

    Challenges→"I" is an indexical expression.

    If 'I' carried only a context-shifting reference rule (as indexicals do), it could not explain the distinctive epistemic role of first-person thought that makes 'I am in pain' cognitively irreducible to 'NN is in pain'.

    ?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

    Cognitively irreducible(in epistemology and philosophy of mind)
    Something that cannot be broken down into or fully explained by something else—it has its own unique kind of meaning or understanding that nothing else can replace.
    Context-shifting(as used in philosophy of language)
    When the same words or ideas change their meaning or how they work depending on the situation or circumstances around them.
    Epistemic role(in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    The function something plays in how we know things or think about knowledge—basically, how it helps us understand or believe things.
    First-person thought(in philosophy of mind)
    Thinking from your own perspective using 'I'—like when you think 'I am tired' versus thinking about someone else being tired.
    Reference rule

    Next step

    Based on where you are in your exploration

    Explore a random proposition
    Start fresh with something unrelated.
    (in philosophy of language)
    A rule that explains what a word points to or stands for—basically, the instructions for what a word means in different situations.
    indexical(Used to explain how 'the second-largest city in the United States' can refer to Chicago when embedded under a past-tense temporal operator)
    An expression whose reference depends on the context of utterance

    Connections

    1 topic

    Philosophy of Language1 linked

    Related

    "I" is an indexical expression.

    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