Jincai Li
Biographic Data
| ID | 8318892 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jincai Li |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jincai |
| FAMILY NAME | Li |
| SIGNATURE | LI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | East China Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2629-5014 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Gödel case and beyond
Cross‐cultural variation and perspectivalism
In this brief reply I respond to criticisms of my book, The referential mechanism of proper names , from Michael Devitt and Nicolo D'Agruma. I focus on the question of whether the perspectivism advocated in the book explains the empirical results there detailed
The Referential Mechanism of Proper Names
Each of us bears a unique name given to us at birth. When people use your name, they typically refer to you. But what is the linkage that ties a name to a person and hence allows it to refer? Li’s book approaches this question of reference empirically through the medium of referential intuitions. Building on the literature on philosophical and linguistic intuitions, she proposes a linguistic-competence-based account of referential intuitions. Sub…
The Origin of Cross-Cultural Differences in Referential Intuitions
How do proper names refer? This question about reference is critical for philosophers studying language, linguists investigating meaning and reference, and psycholinguists interested in how children acquire names. Over the past century, philosophers have put forward two classical theories to explain the link between a name and the entity it refers to, i.e., the descriptivist theory proposed by Frege (1892/1948), Russell (1905) and Searle (1958) a…
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The Origin of Cross-Cultural Differences in Referential Intuitions
How do proper names refer? This question about reference is critical for philosophers studying language, linguists investigating meaning and reference, and psycholinguists interested in how children acquire names. Over the past century, philosophers have put forward two classical theories to explain the link between a name and the entity it refers to, i.e., the descriptivist theory proposed by Frege (1892/1948), Russell (1905) and Searle (1958) a…
The Referential Mechanism of Proper Names
Each of us bears a unique name given to us at birth. When people use your name, they typically refer to you. But what is the linkage that ties a name to a person and hence allows it to refer? Li’s book approaches this question of reference empirically through the medium of referential intuitions. Building on the literature on philosophical and linguistic intuitions, she proposes a linguistic-competence-based account of referential intuitions. Sub…
Cross‐cultural variation and perspectivalism
In this brief reply I respond to criticisms of my book, The referential mechanism of proper names , from Michael Devitt and Nicolo D'Agruma. I focus on the question of whether the perspectivism advocated in the book explains the empirical results there detailed
The Gödel case and beyond
Epistemology (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (2 works) · Metaphysics (2 works) · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research (2 works) · Philosophy of mind (2 works) · Art (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)