A Defence of Semantic Pretence Hermeneutic Fictionalism Against the Autism Objection
- 주제(키워드) hermeneutic fictionalism , autism , mathematics , Yablo , pretence , autism objection , Walton
- 등재 AHCI, SCOPUS
- 발행기관 ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
- 발행년도 2014
- URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/ewha/000000090859
- 본문언어 영어
- Published As http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00048402.2013.832787
초록/요약
I defend pretence hermeneutic fictionalism against the Autism Objection. The objection is this: since people with autism have no difficulty in engaging with mathematics even if they cannot pretend, it is not the case that engagement with mathematics involves pretence. I show that a previous response to the objection is inadequate as a defence of the kind of pretence hermeneutic fictionalism put forward as a semantic thesis about the discourse in question. I claim that a more general response to the Autism Objection is to deny the premise that people with autism cannot pretend. To motivate this response, I appeal to psychological studies suggesting that people with autism can understand pretence and they can pretend under certain conditions. Finally, I provide explanations for why it is the case that people with autism do not have a problem with engaging in mathematics whereas they have so much difficulty with other kinds of figurative language and pretence.
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