Timothy Sundell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3943875 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy Sundell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy |
| FAMILY NAME | Sundell |
| SIGNATURE | SUNDELL T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Kentucky |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Metalinguistic negotiation and matters of language: A response to Cappelen
In previous work, we have developed the idea that, in some disputes, speakers appear to use (rather than mention) a term in order to put forward views about how that term should be used. We call such disputes “metalinguistic negotiations”. Herman Cappelen objects that our model of metalinguistic negotiation makes implausible predictions about what speakers really care about, and what kinds of issues they would take to settle their disputes. We hi…
Generics and metalinguistic negotiation
Changing the Subject
In Fixing Language, Herman Cappelen defends the project of conceptual engineering from a family of objections that he calls “the Strawsonian challenges.” Those objections are all versions of this: “If I ask you a question about the F ’s, and you give me an answer that’s not about the F ’s but rather about the G ’s, then you haven’t answered my question. You have changed the subject.” I argue that Cappelen’s response succeeds in reply to one under…
Disagreement, Error, and an Alternative to Reference Magnetism
Lewisian reference magnetism about linguistic content determination [Lewis Citation1983 has been defended in recent work by Weatherson [2003] and Sider [2009], among others. Two advantages claimed for the view are its capacity to make sense of systematic error in speakers' use of their words, and its capacity to distinguish between verbal and substantive disagreements. Our understanding of both error and disagreement is linked to the role of usag…
Disagreement, Error, and an Alternative to Reference Magnetism
Lewisian reference magnetism about linguistic content determination [Lewis Citation1983 has been defended in recent work by Weatherson [2003] and Sider [2009], among others. Two advantages claimed for the view are its capacity to make sense of systematic error in speakers' use of their words, and its capacity to distinguish between verbal and substantive disagreements. Our understanding of both error and disagreement is linked to the role of usag…
Generics and metalinguistic negotiation
Disagreement, Error, and an Alternative to Reference Magnetism
Lewisian reference magnetism about linguistic content determination [Lewis Citation1983 has been defended in recent work by Weatherson [2003] and Sider [2009], among others. Two advantages claimed for the view are its capacity to make sense of systematic error in speakers' use of their words, and its capacity to distinguish between verbal and substantive disagreements. Our understanding of both error and disagreement is linked to the role of usag…
Changing the Subject
In Fixing Language, Herman Cappelen defends the project of conceptual engineering from a family of objections that he calls “the Strawsonian challenges.” Those objections are all versions of this: “If I ask you a question about the F ’s, and you give me an answer that’s not about the F ’s but rather about the G ’s, then you haven’t answered my question. You have changed the subject.” I argue that Cappelen’s response succeeds in reply to one under…
Generics and metalinguistic negotiation
Metalinguistic negotiation and matters of language: A response to Cappelen
In previous work, we have developed the idea that, in some disputes, speakers appear to use (rather than mention) a term in order to put forward views about how that term should be used. We call such disputes “metalinguistic negotiations”. Herman Cappelen objects that our model of metalinguistic negotiation makes implausible predictions about what speakers really care about, and what kinds of issues they would take to settle their disputes. We hi…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Metalinguistics (2 works) · Negotiation (2 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (2 works) · Philosophy of language (2 works) · Sociology (2 works)