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Pronouns: A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun or noun phrase. It can refer to a person, place, thing, or idea that has already been mentioned, or it can be used to introduce a new person, or a thing. See also Anaphora, Reference, Indexicality, Introduction.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Jaakko Hintikka on Pronouns - Dictionary of Arguments

II 117
I/Hintikka: Descartes' cogito directs our attention to the double life of the pronoun of the first person singular.
"I" can depend on one of the two ways of identification (perspective/public).
E.g. "I, Hintikka swear..." is not a tautology!
>cogito
, >First person, >Self-identification.

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Hintikka I
Jaakko Hintikka
Merrill B. Hintikka
Investigating Wittgenstein
German Edition:
Untersuchungen zu Wittgenstein Frankfurt 1996

Hintikka II
Jaakko Hintikka
Merrill B. Hintikka
The Logic of Epistemology and the Epistemology of Logic Dordrecht 1989


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