18 Questions
What concept does the author suggest abandoning in order to understand the metaphor of a single space for different schemes?
Common ground
What approach is considered more modest than searching for a shared space among schemes?
Partial translation failure
What does the author emphasize as necessary for changes and contrasts in conceptual schemes to be intelligible?
A theory of translation
How does the text describe the interdependence between belief and meaning in speech interpretation?
Beliefs and meanings are mutually dependent
Why does the author associate conceptual schemes with languages according to the text?
Dependencies on belief and meaning
How does the text propose interpreting speech intelligibly despite dependencies between beliefs and meanings?
By recognizing the dependencies and their implications
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
What is the primary function of language, as discussed in the text?
To arrange sensory experiences in a certain world-order
How does language compared to science in the text?
Language and science serve the same purpose but in different ways
What does 'a new relativity' refer to in the text?
The notion that sensory experiences vary based on individual perspectives
What is a necessary condition for the failure of intertranslatability?
Different conceptual schemes
What lies outside all conceptual schemes?
Something central and common
'Philosophers have now abandoned hope of finding a pure sense-datum language' implies:
Philosophers no longer seek a language based purely on sensory experiences
Explore the relationship between language and the attribution of attitudes such as belief, desire, and intention. Analyze how the credibility of a position is influenced by the reflection of close relations between language and the attribution of attitudes.
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