González de Prado, Javier (2018) Still Unsuccessful: The Unsolved Problems of Success Semantics. THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science, 33 (1). pp. 5-22. ISSN 2171-679X
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Abstract
Success semantics is a theory of content that characterizes the truth-conditions of mental representations in terms of the success-conditions of the actions derived from them. Nanay (Philos Stud 165(1): 151-165, 2013) and Dokic and Engel (Frank Ramsey, London: Routledge, 2003) have revised this theory in order to defend it from the objections that assailed its previous incarnations. I argue that both proposals have seemingly decisive flaws. More specifically, these revised versions of the theory fail to deal adequately with the open-ended possibility of unforeseen obstacles for the success of our actions. I suggest that the problem of ignored obstacles undermines success semantics quite generally, including alternative formulations such as Blackburn’s.
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| Additional Information: | ISSN: 0495-4548 (print) | ||||||
| Keywords: | success semantics; naturalistic theories of content; mental representation; Frank Ramsey; teleosemantics | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation |
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| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email theoria@ehu.es | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 14 Mar 2018 21:21 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2018 21:21 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 14463 | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | THEORIA. An International Journal for Theory, History and Foundations of Science | ||||||
| Publisher: | Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País Vasco | ||||||
| Official URL: | http://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/v... | ||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | 10.1387/theoria.17736 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Biology > Function/Teleology Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science General Issues > Explanation |
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| Date: | January 2018 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 5-22 | ||||||
| Volume: | 33 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2171-679X | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/14463 |
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