Verbal Metadisputes
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| author | Alexander W. Kocurek |
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| contents | Verbal Metadisputes Alexander W. Kocurek Philosophy and Phenomenological Research ABSTRACT Many philosophical disputes have become so intractable that philosophers question whether there is a fact of the matter as to which side is right or whether these disputes are entirely verbal. Yet these “metadisputes” have also become intractable. This raises the question: Could they, too, be verbal? What would that even mean? Using tools from modal semantics, I develop a formal framework to help clarify and address these questions. I argue there are no universal diagnostic tests for assessing whether a dispute is verbal and that there may not even be a fact of the matter. I explore how and why that might be the case and what the consequences are for philosophical methodology. 10.1111/phpr.70121 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1111/phpr.70121 |
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| spellingShingle | Verbal Metadisputes Alexander W. Kocurek Philosophy and Phenomenological Research Verbal Metadisputes Alexander W. Kocurek Philosophy and Phenomenological Research ABSTRACT Many philosophical disputes have become so intractable that philosophers question whether there is a fact of the matter as to which side is right or whether these disputes are entirely verbal. Yet these “metadisputes” have also become intractable. This raises the question: Could they, too, be verbal? What would that even mean? Using tools from modal semantics, I develop a formal framework to help clarify and address these questions. I argue there are no universal diagnostic tests for assessing whether a dispute is verbal and that there may not even be a fact of the matter. I explore how and why that might be the case and what the consequences are for philosophical methodology. 10.1111/phpr.70121 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| title | Verbal Metadisputes |
| topic | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research |
| url | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/phpr.70121 |