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1. Introduction: Is and Ought in Semantics 1. Introduction: Is and Ought in Semantics
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2. Romanticism (1): Nature 2. Romanticism (1): Nature
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3. Romanticism (2): Fidelity 3. Romanticism (2): Fidelity
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4. Romanticism (3): Workability 4. Romanticism (3): Workability
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5. Coping with Meaning Change 5. Coping with Meaning Change
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6. Who Says the Meaning Must Change? 6. Who Says the Meaning Must Change?
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7. Identity over Time 7. Identity over Time
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8. Embodied Meanings 8. Embodied Meanings
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9. Eligibility Theory 9. Eligibility Theory
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10. Eligibility-Makers 10. Eligibility-Makers
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11. Reference Electromagnetism 11. Reference Electromagnetism
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12. The Through a Glass Darkly Model 12. The Through a Glass Darkly Model
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13. Meanings and Kinds 13. Meanings and Kinds
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14. Many-Thingism and Many-Wordism 14. Many-Thingism and Many-Wordism
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15. The Candidate Pool 15. The Candidate Pool
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16. Pool Rules 16. Pool Rules
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17. Clarifying Charity 17. Clarifying Charity
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18. Extending Charity 18. Extending Charity
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19. The Course Correction Model 19. The Course Correction Model
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20. Debunking and Charity 20. Debunking and Charity
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21. Review and Conclusion 21. Review and Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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References References
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2 Amelioration as Course Correction
Get accessSally Haslanger, Ford Professor of Philosophy and Women’s & Gender Studies, MIT
Stephen Yablo, David W. Skinner Professor of Philosophy, Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, MIT
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Published:22 May 2024
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Abstract
Ameliorative inferences are normally read as practical: let w henceforth mean n, because n is somehow better than (its earlier meaning) m. So, let “meat” have a meaning that holds of Impossible Burgers. We suggest a theoretical reading: w does mean N, because M (once thought to be the meaning) is problematic. Supporting the theoretical reading is a metasemantic principle of reference electromagnetism, according to which words are repelled by unfortunate meanings and gravitate towards fortunate ones. Metasemantic electromagnetism falls naturally out of Davidsonian/Lewisian principles of charitable interpretation. Speakers are lovers of the good; otherwise, we couldn’t make sense of them. But it may take a while for the good to reveal itself.
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