Davidson on the Ontology and Logical Form of Belief

Hacker examines Donald Davidson's ontological claims about the nature of belief and his account of the logical form of belief sentences. A belief sentence, such as "A believes that p," identifies A's state of mind by relating to an object which in some regular way shows A's...

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Published in:	Philosophy (London) Vol. 73; no. 283; pp. 81 - 96
Main Author:	Hacker, P. M. S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Cambridge University Press 01-01-1998
Subjects:	Anxiety Cheerfulness Consciousness Criminal sentencing Davidson, Donald Linguistics Logical form Ontology Personality traits Philosophical logics. Philosophy of language Philosophy Rumors Temperament Truth Values Belief Mental Ontology Attitude Form Logics Propositional Criticism Duration Demonstrative Davidson (D.) Convention Relation Tarski (A.) State Disposition Person Sentence Truth
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Summary:	Hacker examines Donald Davidson's ontological claims about the nature of belief and his account of the logical form of belief sentences. A belief sentence, such as "A believes that p," identifies A's state of mind by relating to an object which in some regular way shows A's state of mind.
ISSN:	0031-8191 1469-817X