... The distinction between de re (of the thing) and de dicto (of what is said) readings of sentences has long been the topic of studies in logic and philosophy of language. The article proposes to apply these concepts to anonymity. It argues that, in the proposed setting, de dicto knowledge preserves anonymity...

...Julio De Rizzo As with modal claims, some grounding statements admit of two importantly distinct readings: Three groups of considerations speak in favour of recognising fundamentally de dicto grounding claims. First, there are everyday explanations that seem to call for that reading: She...

... modal logic, showing that some of the criticisms to quantified modal logics can be avoided or better controlled in Tm . In particular, it will be shown that the choice of one or another interpretation for the quantifiers in Tm is related to the distinction between de dicto and de...

... Proofs of Prophecy Soldier case Anne Eliot Doctor case ought uncertainty Wiland Eric de dicto de re Enoch David minimization of the moral risk moral risk Smith Michael Weatherson Brian Hadith mutawatir al Hillī al Muhaqqiq Fazel Abi Divinity of Scripture Existence of Seemingly...

... phenomena. I will outline what seem to be intuitively plausible features of our knowledge of our actions, and consider what account we might give of such knowledge that respects those features. A suggestion as to what form an account of our knowledge of our actions should take will be offered. de dicto...

..., the copulae of ‘strong’ and ‘weak’ necessity, and argues that these are distinct from de re and de dicto necessity. Third, he argues that the modal syllogistic can only be understood on the supposition that its semantics is thoroughly essentialist; true premisses are true...

... much difficulty. de dicto logical point modus tollens modusponens possibility This content is only available as a PDF. ...

... essentialism Hume D Kripke S Mackie J L Dummett M modality necessity Prior A N rigid designation properties identity rigid relation d‐continuity species de dicto de re Dummett essence essentialism identity Kripke Mackie necessity necessity of origin origin species I am grateful to W...

.... ignorance speech act truth paradox akrasia suspension of judgment Friedman Jane Frege Gottlob defeater obligation agency epistemic assertion group ignorance Egypt Lackey Jennifer Transparency View assertion de re ignorance group ignorance de dicto ignorance inexpressible ignorance...

... accommodate de re metaphysical necessity. It is argued that the conditions on objectivity, to which metaphysical modality is relative, are general, and that therefore they primarily give rise to de dicto metaphysical necessities. However, a notion of conditional...

...The de re/de dicto distinction describes the interaction of intensional operators and noun phrases in a sentence. The classic example ‘I want a sloop’ due to Quine (1956) contrasts two readings: a desire for a particular sloop (de re) and ‘relief...

... demonstrative de dicto relations between clauses Motivation 1: Communicative need Kuteva et al. ( 2019 ) state that communicative-cognitive motivation is one of the main triggers of grammaticalization. This may very well be the case, but this approach begs the question of why different languages that have...

...The problem of de re modality is how, if at all, one can make sense of it. Most who have discussed this problem have assumed that modality de dicto is relatively unproblematic. It is, rather, the interpretation of sentences involving, within the scope of modal...

...I begin the chapter by considering the distinction between modality de re and modality de dicto in the works of Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, G. E. Moore, and Norman Malcolm. I then consider two similar objections to modality de re brought...

... metaphysics Kripke Saul actualism Almog Joseph essentialism Fine Kit possibilism quantified modal logic QML Quine Willard Van Orman Linsky Bernard Marcus Ruth Barcan possible worlds theory Russell Bertrand semantics Zalta Edward N de dicto ununseptium Carnap Rudolph dodo existence...

... the ontology involved in necessary truths’ being not just true but necessary and possible truths’ being possible. The chapter also introduces the distinction between de dicto and de re modal truths. En route it shows how to combine the metaphysics of David Lewis with theism. Thus ◊-Ontology entails...

.... In the second section, I distinguish between modality de dicto and modality de re. An assertion of modality de dicto predicates a modal property of another dictum or proposition, while a claim of modality de re asserts...

... over de dicto ascriptions of mental contents. The argument thereby advances a rejection of the Fregean tradition that construes modes of presentations of objects as essential to the characterization of mental contents within attitude ascriptions. A novel argument is advanced invoking...

... the distinction between the de dicto and the de re. To attempt a crime, the defendant must at least have a de re intention that commits him to the circumstantial elements of the completed crime. Some such intentions suffice for the mental element of attempt only...