Thinking Animals and the Reference of ‘I’

Philosophical Topics 30 (1):189-207 (2002)
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In this essay I explore the idea that the solution to some important problems of personal identity lies in the philosophy of language: more precisely in the nature of first-person reference. I will argue that the “linguistic solution” is at best partly successful.

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Eric T. Olson
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On the Plurality of Worlds.David K. Lewis - 1986 - Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell.
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