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(Implicit) Knowledge, reasons, and semantic understanding
Author(s) -
Waights Hickman Natalia
Publication year - 2021
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.12286
Subject(s) - cognitivism (psychology) , rationality , exploit , normative , epistemology , explicit knowledge , cognitive science , psychology , tacit knowledge , meaning (existential) , philosophy of mind , computer science , linguistics , cognition , philosophy , metaphysics , computer security , neuroscience
This paper exploits recent work on the normative and constitutive roles of knowledge in practical rationality, to put pressure on the idea that speakers could communicate without exploiting linguistic knowledge . I defend cognitivism about meaning, the view that speakers have rationally accessible (i.e., implicit rather than tacit) knowledge of semantic facts and principles, and that this knowledge is constitutive of their linguistic competence.