“nothing in the literal meaning of those sentences blocks those wrong interpretations. In each case we understand the verb differently, even though its literal meaning is constant, because in each case our interpretation depends on our Background abilities.” — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“language is precisely designed to be a self-identifying category of institutional facts. The” — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“If our imagined tribe just is not disposed to cross the boundaries as a matter of inclination, they do not in our sense have… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“Moods are not to be confused with emotions. Moods will dispose you to having an emotion. Certain moods you're more likely to get angry… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“I have thus defined the concept of the “Background” as the set of nonintentional or preintentional capacities that enable intentional states of function. But” — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“nothing in the literal meaning of those sentences blocks those wrong interpretations. In each case we understand the verb differently, even though its literal… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“the point is that the only thing that blocks those interpretations is not the semantic content but simply the fact that you have a… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“One lesson to be derived from the study of institutional facts is this: everything we value in civilization requires the creation and maintenance of… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“institutional facts in general require language because the language is partly constitutive of the facts. But” — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“Intentional states function only given a set of Background capacities that do not themselves consist in intentional phenomena. Thus, for example, beliefs, desires, and… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“Any intentional state only functions, that is, it only determines conditions of satisfaction, against a set of Background abilities, dispositions, and capacities that are… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“there is a radical underdetermination of what is said by the literal meaning of the sentence. There is nothing in the literal meaning of… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
“The best objects to think with are words, because that is part of what words are for. Indeed, it is a condition for something… — John Rogers Searle Copy Share Image
