Expressivism

Neo-Expressivism thus faces a difficult challenge similar to that faced by the Commitment view.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

Neo-Expressivism avoids the strongest objections to Pure Expressivism by allowing that self-attributions are propositional.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

Neo-Expressivism can thereby explain why one who witnesses someone avowing “I want the teddy!” is warranted in attributing a desire for the teddy.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

Neo-Expressivism may help us to understand how avowals provide third-person warrant, that is, warrant for others to attribute mental states to the avower.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

In diagnosing the apparent propositional structure of self-attributions as merely apparent, Pure Expressivism parallels Expressivism in ethics.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

Neo-Expressivism thus identifies the distinctive element of self-attributions as non-epistemic.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

Expressivism in this form suggests a naturalistic interpretation of practical reason, one that may seem appropriate to the enlightened commitments of the modern scientific world view.

Practical Reason Wallace, R. Jay 2008

It's not clear whether anyone has seriously defended Pure Expressivism, but some have interpreted Wittgenstein as holding this sort of view.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

But as with the Commitment model, the value of Neo-Expressivism may lie outside its contribution to our understanding of the epistemology of self-knowledge.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008

But Pure Expressivism allows that others can describe one's state, correctly or incorrectly.

Self-Knowledge Gertler, Brie 2008