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Assertion: The context shiftiness dilemma
Author(s) -
Simion Mona
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mind and language
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.905
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1468-0017
pISSN - 0268-1064
DOI - 10.1111/mila.12221
Subject(s) - assertion , dilemma , epistemology , norm (philosophy) , argument (complex analysis) , functionalism (philosophy of mind) , context (archaeology) , computer science , philosophy , psychology , history , biochemistry , chemistry , archaeology , programming language
DeRose famously argued that, given that assertability varies with practical context, we cannot combine a biconditional knowledge norm of assertion with classical invariantism. The first aim of this paper is to show that De Rose's argument is ultimately unsuccessful. Second, I develop a view, entitled Assertion Functionalism, which combines the knowledge norm with classical invariantism and at the same time offers an appealing account of the intuitive variability of proper assertion.