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A Practical Explication of the Knowledge Rule of Informative Speech Acts
Author(s) -
Kelp Christoph
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of philosophy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.42
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1468-0378
pISSN - 0966-8373
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0378.2011.00451.x
Subject(s) - explication , computer science , rule based system , epistemology , speech act , natural language processing , cognitive science , artificial intelligence , psychology , linguistics , philosophy
This paper defends the knowledge rule of informative speech acts. It is argued that Edward Craig's insightful practical explication of the concept of knowledge can be extended to motivate the knowledge rule. A number of problem cases for the knowledge rule are addressed and accommodated.