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Fodor's frame problem and relevance theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2011

Dan Sperber  and
Deirdre Wilson
Dan Sperber
Affiliation:
Centre de Recherche en Épistémologie Appliquée, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France
Deirdre Wilson
Affiliation:
department of Linguistics, University College, London, United Kingdom. sperber@poly.polytechnique.fr
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Abstract

Chiappe & Kukla argue that relevance theory fails to solve the frame problem as defined by Fodor. They are right. They are wrong, however, to take Fodor's frame problem too seriously. Fodor's concerns, on the other hand, even though they are wrongly framed, are worth addressing. We argue that relevance theory helps address them.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 19 , Special Issue 3 , September 1996 , pp. 530 - 532
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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