[lit-ideas] Ballooney
- From: Jlsperanza@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:08:12 EDT
Can someone explain to me the meaning of 'influence' here?
"The Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden says they now have evidence that
the balloon incident was just a “hoax” and a “publicity stunt” to promote
a reality show. Now Richard and Mayumi Heene are expected to be charged
with delinquency of a minor, and possibly conspiracy, false reporting, and the
attempt to influence a police officer."
Not knowing the context, I fail to see what such an attempt involved. It
sounds wicked and evil -- a bribe?
As Grice uses it, 'influence' is any doxastic-boulemaic operation instilled
on a co-rational participant of a maximin zero-sum game of conversational
cooperation.
Is _that_ the sense?
Cheers,
JL
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