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4.1 The Mutually Manifest, Robustly Epistemic Norm of Assertion: MMENA 4.1 The Mutually Manifest, Robustly Epistemic Norm of Assertion: MMENA
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4.2 Davidson’s Characterization of the Task of Interpretation 4.2 Davidson’s Characterization of the Task of Interpretation
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4.3 From Davidsonian Radical Interpretation to the Norm of Assertion 4.3 From Davidsonian Radical Interpretation to the Norm of Assertion
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4.4 MMENA and the Epistemology and Methodology of Interpretation 4.4 MMENA and the Epistemology and Methodology of Interpretation
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4.5 In Defense of the Norm-Based Account of Interpretation: AIP 4.5 In Defense of the Norm-Based Account of Interpretation: AIP
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4.5.1 AIP Captures How Interpretation Does and Should Proceed 4.5.1 AIP Captures How Interpretation Does and Should Proceed
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4.5.2 AIP and Assertion-Generated Constraints on Interpretation 4.5.2 AIP and Assertion-Generated Constraints on Interpretation
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4.5.3 AIP and Charity in Interpretation 4.5.3 AIP and Charity in Interpretation
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4.5.4 AIP and Williamson’s “Knowledge-Maximization” Method 4.5.4 AIP and Williamson’s “Knowledge-Maximization” Method
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4.6 Interpretation, Comprehension, and the Epistemology of Testimony 4.6 Interpretation, Comprehension, and the Epistemology of Testimony
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4.7 Conclusion 4.7 Conclusion
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4 Assertion and the Method of Interpretation (Radical and Otherwise)
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Published:February 2015
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Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to argue that the hypothesis that assertion is answerable to a robustly epistemic norm has implications for the nature and method of what Donald Davidson called “the task of radical interpretation.” This is the task of interpreting another’s speech contributions, and thereby solving for their “beliefs and meanings” without assuming prior knowledge of either. It is argued that the resulting norm-of-assertion-based account of the nature and method of interpretation, which differs from that offered by Davidson himself, is to be preferred to Davidson’s own account. The resulting account is contrasted with the knowledge-maximizing account presented by Tim Williamson (2000).
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