III—The Wonder Of Signs. Issue 1 (12th January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haddock, Adrian
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society for the Systematic Study of Philosophy. Volume 121:Issue 1(2021)
• Page Start: 45
• Page End: 68
• Publication Date: 2021-01-12
• Subjects: Philosophy -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 100
• DOI: 10.1093/arisoc/aoaa024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0066-7374

Abstract

Abstract: Anscombe (1956 ) raises a difficulty for the very idea of quotation. Davidson (1979) seeks to dissolve this difficulty. But the difficulty is real. And its lesson is that, in quotation, language takes itself as its topic in a non-objectifying manner. The idea of a non-objectifying manner of being a topic is crucial, not merely for understanding quotation, but for understanding the distinctive form of sensory consciousness in which language is perceived.