Context-dependence, perspective and relativity (De Gruyter Mouton, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Cover -- Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Implicit Content (1): Philosophical Perspective -- Unarticulated Tension -- What Is Said -- Context Dependency in Thought -- 2. Implicit Content (2): Linguistic Perspectives -- Contextual Domain Restriction and the Definite Determiner -- The Model Theory for Words With Context-Sensitive Implicit Arguments -- Three Types of Ellipsis -- 3. Relativism, Knowledge Ascriptions, and Predicates of Personal Taste -- Relativism, Disagreement and Predicates of Personal Taste -- Knowledge Attributions and Relevant Epistemic Standards -- 4. Perspectival Shifts -- On Words and Thoughts About Oneself -- Indirect Discourse, Relativism, and Contexts That Point to Other Contexts -- 5. Perspectival Facts -- Is Relativity a Requirement for Mind-Dependence? -- Perspectival Truth and Perspectival Realism -- Backmatter
This volume brings together original papers by linguists and philosophers on the role of context and perspective in language and thought. Several contributions are concerned with the contextualism/relativism debate, which has loomed large in recent philosophical discussions. In a substantial introduction, the editors survey the field and map out the relevant issues and positions