If Folk Intuitions Vary, Then What?. (5th January 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Machery, Edouard; Mallon, Ron; Nichols, Shaun; Stich, Stephen P.
• Is Part Of: Philosophy and phenomenological research. Volume 86:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 618
• Page End: 635
• Publication Date: 2012-01-05
• Subjects: Philosophy -- Periodicals; Phenomenology -- Periodicals; 100
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2011.00555.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0031-8205

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>We have recently presented evidence for cross‐cultural variation in semantic intuitions and explored the implications of such variation for philosophical arguments that appeal to some theory of reference as a premise. <xref ref-type="link" rid="b12">Devitt (2011)</xref> and <xref ref-type="link" rid="b18">Ichikawa and colleagues (forthcoming)</xref> offer critical discussions of the experiment and the conclusions that can be drawn from it. In this response, we reiterate and clarify what we are really arguing for, and we show that most of Devitt's and Ichikawa and colleagues' criticisms fail to address our concerns.</p> </abstract>