Psychological attributions, competence and conceptual possession from a psychological externalist perspective
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5944/endoxa.31.2013.9367Keywords:
externalism, conceptual competence, psychological attributions,Abstract
The objective of this paper is to provide some criteria in order to determine conceptual possession in semi-competent speakers from an externalist point of view. Taking into account one of T. Burge’s examples, we will present the notion of ‘cancelling attribution’ with the purpose of explaining why sometimes we can use a general term in an oblique position to specify some psychological attitudes of an individual even though he does not posses the concept expressed by the relevant term.
Downloads
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
The authors who publish in this journal must agree to the following terms:
- The authors hold author’s rights and guarantee the journal the right to be the first to publish the work as well as the Creative Commons Attribution License which allows others to share the work as long as they acknowledge the authorship of the work and its initial publication in this journal.
- The authors can establish, on their own, additional agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the work published in the journal (for example, placing it in an institutional repository or publishing it in a book), always acknowledging the initial publication in this journal.
- The authors are allowed and encouraged to disseminate their work electronically (for example, in institutional repositories or on their own webpages) before and during the submission process, as this can give rise to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and increased citing of the works published (See The Effect of Open Access).