Davidson on the impossibility of thought without language: comments on Diana I. Pérez
Vol 16, No 3 (2012) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology
Autor: Marcelo Fischborn
Resumo:
Diana Pérez (2005) criticizes Davidson’s argument for the thesis that there is no thought without language, and offers an alternative defense of that thesis on the basis of empirical studies on developmental psychology. In this comment I argue that more recent studies do not seem to affect Davidson’s argument in the way Pérez suggests, and that her alternative defense of the thesis that there is no thought without language is insufficient. At the end, I offer a sketch of how a weaker and more tenable version of the argument could be articulated.
ISSN: 1414-4217
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2012v16n3p489
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2012v16n3p489/25621
Palavras-Chave: Thought, Language,Concept of Belief,Davidson
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