Jeske Toorman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5996239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeske Toorman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeske |
| FAMILY NAME | Toorman |
| SIGNATURE | TOORMAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | NTNU Trondheim |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5700-8335 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
How to tame a catoblepas
Two recent experimental studies, by Shaun Nichols et al. and by Michael Devitt & Brian Porter claim to find evidence for the view that both causal-historical factors and descriptive factors play a role in determining the extensions of natural kind terms. Both studies use versions of a vignette featuring the fictional natural kind term “Catoblepas”. We conducted an experiment where we used vignettes and corresponding tasks that were otherwise full…
How Gödel Both Did and Did Not Steal from Schmidt
Research in experimental philosophy of language has been taken to show that non-philosophers do not uniformly assign reference in accordance with the causal-historical account of reference determination. The setup most frequently used in this research is one that is modelled on Kripke’s Gödel case. This paper will distinguish three cognitive mechanisms behind participants’ responses that might potentially result in responses of relevance to theor…
Testing name swapping
All the experimental work on the reference of proper names during the last 20 years has utilised setups modelled after Kripke’s Gödel and Jonah cases. Doubts remain, however, about the viability of the setup. This paper reports the results from a new experiment, using a different and novel kind of setup. The novel setup is simultaneously used on proper names, artefact terms, and definitional terms, with the last two categories serving as controls…
Temporal externalism and dispositionalist metametasemantics
According to temporal externalism, the meaning and reference of at least some of our terms depend on facts about the future. Temporal externalists claim that their view provides the best explanation of our linguistic practices. This paper will argue that, assuming a metametasemantic dispositionalist view, the linguistic practices temporal externalists appeal to can be accounted for without appealing to temporal externalism, insofar as these lingu…
Semantics, Cross-Category Style
Ever since Machery and co-workers first decided to test whether non-philosophers assign reference in accordance with the causal-historical account, the reference of proper names has been tested by means of setups modelled on Kripke’s Gödel and Jonah cases. Over the years, the use of these setups as a means to test theories of reference has attracted much criticism. However, previous follow-up studies have supposedly accounted for these criticisms…
Deference first
Recent research in experimental semantics seems to indicate that, contrary to most philosophers, non-philosophers do not (uniformly) assign reference in accordance with physical externalism as traditionally understood. This paper will argue that the purported incompatibility between physical externalism and social externalism indicates that from this research, it cannot be concluded that philosophers and non-philosophers assign reference in accor…
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Testing name swapping
All the experimental work on the reference of proper names during the last 20 years has utilised setups modelled after Kripke’s Gödel and Jonah cases. Doubts remain, however, about the viability of the setup. This paper reports the results from a new experiment, using a different and novel kind of setup. The novel setup is simultaneously used on proper names, artefact terms, and definitional terms, with the last two categories serving as controls…
Temporal externalism and dispositionalist metametasemantics
According to temporal externalism, the meaning and reference of at least some of our terms depend on facts about the future. Temporal externalists claim that their view provides the best explanation of our linguistic practices. This paper will argue that, assuming a metametasemantic dispositionalist view, the linguistic practices temporal externalists appeal to can be accounted for without appealing to temporal externalism, insofar as these lingu…
Semantics, Cross-Category Style
Ever since Machery and co-workers first decided to test whether non-philosophers assign reference in accordance with the causal-historical account, the reference of proper names has been tested by means of setups modelled on Kripke’s Gödel and Jonah cases. Over the years, the use of these setups as a means to test theories of reference has attracted much criticism. However, previous follow-up studies have supposedly accounted for these criticisms…
Deference first
Recent research in experimental semantics seems to indicate that, contrary to most philosophers, non-philosophers do not (uniformly) assign reference in accordance with physical externalism as traditionally understood. This paper will argue that the purported incompatibility between physical externalism and social externalism indicates that from this research, it cannot be concluded that philosophers and non-philosophers assign reference in accor…
How to tame a catoblepas
Two recent experimental studies, by Shaun Nichols et al. and by Michael Devitt & Brian Porter claim to find evidence for the view that both causal-historical factors and descriptive factors play a role in determining the extensions of natural kind terms. Both studies use versions of a vignette featuring the fictional natural kind term “Catoblepas”. We conducted an experiment where we used vignettes and corresponding tasks that were otherwise full…
How Gödel Both Did and Did Not Steal from Schmidt
Research in experimental philosophy of language has been taken to show that non-philosophers do not uniformly assign reference in accordance with the causal-historical account of reference determination. The setup most frequently used in this research is one that is modelled on Kripke’s Gödel case. This paper will distinguish three cognitive mechanisms behind participants’ responses that might potentially result in responses of relevance to theor…
Philosophy (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (3 works) · Philosophy of language (3 works) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Philosophy of mind (2 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (2 works) · Art (1 works) · Causal theory of reference (1 works)