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Philosophy of language

project of interpreting a speaker's language from scratch using only observed behavior and a principle of charity.

In philosophy of language, radical interpretation refers to project of interpreting a speaker's language from scratch using only observed behavior and a principle of charity. This meaning comes from Davidson (1973) in Dialectica.[1]

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References

  1. Davidson, D. (1973). Radical Interpretation. Dialectica, 27(3/4), 313-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1746-8361.1973.tb00623.x

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