Language and Attribution of Attitudes

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What concept does the author suggest abandoning in order to understand the metaphor of a single space for different schemes?

Common ground (correct)
Translation failure
Conceptual schemes
Interpretation assumptions

What approach is considered more modest than searching for a shared space among schemes?

Interpretation assumptions
Interdependence of belief and meaning
Partial translation failure (correct)
Total translation failure

What does the author emphasize as necessary for changes and contrasts in conceptual schemes to be intelligible?

A theory of interpretation
Common beliefs
Shared meanings
A theory of translation (correct)

How does the text describe the interdependence between belief and meaning in speech interpretation?

Beliefs and meanings are mutually dependent (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why does the author associate conceptual schemes with languages according to the text?

Dependencies on belief and meaning (B) Signup and view all the answers

How does the text propose interpreting speech intelligibly despite dependencies between beliefs and meanings?

By recognizing the dependencies and their implications (B) Signup and view all the answers

Why is the credibility of a position improved by reflecting on the close relations between language and the attribution of attitudes?

Because it highlights the importance of representing oneself as believing in certain attitudes. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern regarding untranslatable languages as mentioned in the text?

The argument that some languages may not be translatable into widely spoken languages like English. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest about the relationship between translatability and languagehood?

Some languages may not be translatable into every language, raising questions about what defines a language. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why does the text mention Saturnian and Plutonian languages in the context of translatability?

To argue that some languages may not be fully translatable into other languages. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text imply about the necessity of understanding a speaker's language for accurately describing their attitudes?

Understanding the speaker's language is crucial for precisely translating their words. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Why is it significant that a person representing perseverance must also represent themselves as believing it according to the text?

Because beliefs and intentions are closely tied to the credibility of a person's assertions. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of language, as discussed in the text?

To arrange sensory experiences in a certain world-order (D) Signup and view all the answers

How does language compared to science in the text?

Language and science serve the same purpose but in different ways (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does 'a new relativity' refer to in the text?

The notion that sensory experiences vary based on individual perspectives (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is a necessary condition for the failure of intertranslatability?

Different conceptual schemes (B) Signup and view all the answers

What lies outside all conceptual schemes?

Something central and common (A) Signup and view all the answers

'Philosophers have now abandoned hope of finding a pure sense-datum language' implies:

Philosophers no longer seek a language based purely on sensory experiences (B) Signup and view all the answers