<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A well-known (roughly Fregean) strategy for dealing with Kripke’s 1979 Pierre-puzzle is to appeal to differing senses or modes of presentation in the characterization of Pierre’s beliefs. However, differing senses or modes of presentation in the characterization of an agent’s beliefs conceal, in this context, another equally challenging puzzle about disagreement. Apparently therefore, theorists are required to pay attention to both sorts of puzzles in order to offer a satisfactory solution to the Pierre case.</p></abstract>

A well-known (roughly Fregean) strategy for dealing with Kripke’s 1979 Pierre-puzzle is to appeal to differing senses or modes of presentation in the characterization of Pierre’s beliefs. However, differing senses or modes of presentation in the characterization of an agent’s beliefs conceal, in this context, another equally challenging puzzle about disagreement. Apparently therefore, theorists are required to pay attention to both sorts of puzzles in order to offer a satisfactory solution to the Pierre case.

A Puzzle about Disagreement

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A well-known (roughly Fregean) strategy for dealing with Kripke’s 1979 Pierre-puzzle is to appeal to differing senses or modes of presentation in the...

A Puzzle about Disagreement

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 283 - 297

Received: Feb 16, 2013

Accepted: Jul 03, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2013-0021

Keywords
Disagreement, Kripke’s puzzle, mode of presentation, rationality

© 2013 Víctor M. Verdejo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Puzzle about Disagreement

Published Online: Dec 31, 2018

Page range: 283 - 297

Received: Feb 16, 2013

Accepted: Jul 03, 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2013-0021

KeywordsDisagreement, Kripke’s puzzle, mode of presentation, rationality

© 2013 Víctor M. Verdejo, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Disagreement, Kripke’s puzzle, mode of presentation, rationality