Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Ethics
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Volume
125
Issue
2
First Page
391
Last Page
424
Abstract
We argue that several difficulties facing expressivist solutions to the Frege-Geach problem are paralleled by almost exactly analogous problems facing realist semantic theories. We show that by adopting a variation on a prominent realist solution, the expressivist brings her account of logical consequence closer to philosophical orthodoxy. Our discussion also demonstrates that a standard objection to expressivism is based on a misinterpretation of the Frege-Geach problem and that the expressivist can appeal to a wide range of attitudinal conflicts in her semantic theorizingfar wider than Mark Schroeder, for example, allows in his recent work.
DOI
10.1086/678371
Print ISSN
00141704
E-ISSN
1539297X
Publisher Statement
Copyright © 2015 by The University of Chicago
Access to external full text or publisher's version may require subscription.
Additional Information
The work in this article was partially supported by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (project LU342612).
Full-text Version
Accepted Author Manuscript
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Baker, D., & Woods, J. (2015). How expressivists can and should explain inconsistency. Ethics, 125(2), 391-424. doi: 10.1086/678371