<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I argue for the view that some we-thoughts are immune to error through misidentification (IEM) relative to the first-person plural pronoun. To prepare the ground for this argument I defend an account of the semantics of ‘we’ and note the variety of different uses of that term. I go on to defend the IEM of a certain range of we-thoughts against a number of objections.</p></abstract>

I argue for the view that some we-thoughts are immune to error through misidentification (IEM) relative to the first-person plural pronoun. To prepare the ground for this argument I defend an account of the semantics of ‘we’ and note the variety of different uses of that term. I go on to defend the IEM of a certain range of we-thoughts against a number of objections.

The First-Person Plural and Immunity to Error

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I argue for the view that some we-thoughts are immune to error through misidentification (IEM) relative to the first-person plural pronoun. To prepare the...

The First-Person Plural and Immunity to Error

Publié en ligne: 03 janv. 2019

Pages: 141 - 167

Reçu: 02 juil. 2018

Accepté: 24 oct. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2018-0010

Mots clés
First-person plural, immunity to error, indexicals

© 2018 Joel Smith, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

The First-Person Plural and Immunity to Error

Publié en ligne: 03 janv. 2019

Pages: 141 - 167

Reçu: 02 juil. 2018

Accepté: 24 oct. 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2018-0010

Mots clésFirst-person plural, immunity to error, indexicals

© 2018 Joel Smith, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
First-person plural, immunity to error, indexicals