[lit-ideas] Re: "Londres est jolie -- et elle n'est pas jolie; je le sais" (Tyler Burge)
- From: palma@xxxxxxxx
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- Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:10:01 -0500 (EST)
the example is not by Tyler, but by Saul Kripke (in "A puzzle about
belief")
once again, if you want to quote, why not do it right?
> R. Paul, who loves Paris, writes:
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> "in geography a clear distinction [is known to 'exist'] between Paris and
> Buenos Aires."
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> -- Yes, that is as it might be,
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> but remember cities -- sorry in my previous post I took 'distinction' to
> mean 'distance' -- are broad things (and so is Paris).
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> And recall 'puzzling Pierre':
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> He _knows_ London is beautiful ("Londres est jolie")
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> And he _knows_ London is also ugly ("London is ugly").
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> (Example by (c) courtesy of Tyler Burge).
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> McEvoy, who _knows_ should be able to *decide* (and maybe try convince us).
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> Cheers,
>
> JL
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