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The illocutionary act does not depend on the hearer's reaction to what has been said.
Him 2009
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The perlocutionary act is made by means of an illocutionary act, and depends entirely on the hearer's reaction.
Him 2009
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And there is the confident offer to prove it all to the hearer's satisfaction; here are the philosophical arguments, here is the historical evidence, now what's the problem?
The Archbishop's Easter sermon Tim Roll-Pickering 2009
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And there is the confident offer to prove it all to the hearer's satisfaction; here are the philosophical arguments, here is the historical evidence, now what's the problem?
Archive 2009-04-01 Tim Roll-Pickering 2009
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Instead, according to Searle, the speaker intends to be understood, and also intends to achieve this by means of the hearer's recognition of this intention.
Him 2009
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Option (i), however, would not guarantee that the final hearer's belief is true, unless by ˜fitness™ The Manual of Reason now intends a rather stronger notion, according to which the meaning-relata
Analytic Philosophy in Early Modern India Ganeri, Jonardon 2009
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Comparisons can be drawn especially to the Socrates of Plato's Gorgias, with his fondness for give and take, his willingness to challenge the hearer's presuppositions, and his optimism about what can be achieved through values clarification.
Epictetus Graver, Margaret 2008
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The ancients told those stories around the camp fires and those stories grew by the flame enkindled in the hearer's hearts; transforming them into story tellers too.
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Does the DR express conditions under which the hearer's corresponding speaker-based beliefs are justified, given the hearer's vulnerability to a speaker's deception, error, or misstatement?
Epistemological Problems of Testimony Adler, Jonathan 2006
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The hearer's entitlement to belief resides in the speaker's standing behind his word, giving his assurance, in accord with the speaker's communicative-intention for the hearer to come to the belief via recognizing the speaker's intention.
Epistemological Problems of Testimony Adler, Jonathan 2006
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