How to Be an Expressivist about Avowals Today

According to expressivism about avowals, the meaning of typical self-ascriptions of mental states is a matter of expressing an attitude, rather than describing a state of affairs. Traditionally, expressivism has been glossed as the view that, qua expressions, avowals are not truth-evaluable. Contemp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ángel García Rodríguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Wittgenstein Society 2012-11-01
Series:Nordic Wittgenstein Review
Online Access:http://www.nordicwittgensteinreview.com/article/view/103