A Two-Dimensionalist Guide to Conceptual AnalysisAccording to epistemic two-dimensionalism, or simply twodimensionalism, linguistic expressions are associated with two intensions, one of which represents an expression’s a priori implications. The author |
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actual world application conditions apply apriority argue argument from Ignorance artifact terms associated properties Batu belief Canberra Plan canonical description Chalmers and Jackson chapter CJ++ concepts conceptual analysis considered as actual counterexamples counterfactual deference deferential descriptivism determine the extension discussed entails epistemic thesis epistemically opaque epistemically possible epistemically transparent example explanandum expression’s extension of water extension with respect externalist fact Gödel hypothetical scenarios ideal rational intuitions involved judgments about hypothetical kinds of terms Kornblith Kripke Kripke’s least linguistic linguistic community linguistic expressions mean molecular kinetic metaphysical plenitude metaphysically possible molecular kinetic energy names natural kind terms nevertheless philosophical plausible possible world posteriori primary intensions priori associated problem Putnam question reason reductive explanation reference relevant rigid designators salt shaker Schroeter scrutability thesis secondary intension seems semantic thesis semantically neutral speaker associations term’s theoretical role theory thought experiment truths Twin Earth two-dimensionalism world considered