Quote: thought experiment for social basis of mental contents; a misunderstood, oblique occurrence of 'arthritis' may be correct in a counterfactual situation

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We now turn to a three-step thought experiment. … clauses containing 'arthritis' in oblique occurrence. For example, … and fingers is more painful than his arthritis … and so forth. … In addition to these unsurprising attitudes, he thinks … the patient reports to his doctor his fear … this cannot be so, since arthritis is specifically … The patient is surprised, but relinquishes his view … the thought experiment consists of a counterfactual supposition. … The counterfactuality in the supposition touches only the … in our imagined case, physicians, lexicographers, and informed … of the term is to be conceived to … The final step is an interpretation of the … The word 'arthritis' in the counterfactual community does … 'Arthritis', in the counterfactual situation, differs both in … The upshot of these reflections is that the … from their social context, remain the same. … The difference in this mental contents is attributable … The argument can get under way in any … a notion that the subject incompletely understands. … [p. 83] On the other hand, the thought experiment … mastery of some notion in its content. … [p. 87] What is crucial to our argument is … content.   Google-1   Google-2

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