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Radical interpretation

Radical interpretation is interpretation of a speaker, including attributing beliefs and desires to them and meanings to their words, from scratch—that is, without relying on translators, dictionaries, or specific prior knowledge of their mental states. The term was introduced by American philosopher Donald Davidson (1973) and is meant to suggest…

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Radical interpretation → Bradley, Dowden, Fieser, Internet Encyclopedia, ISSN, James, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, OCLC, Philosophy, The Indeterminacy, Translation, Wikisource-logo

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