|Opacity, philosophy: also opacity of the reference. A problem with propositions (meanings of uttered sentences related to a speaker) is that one cannot be certain that one knows what an utterance refers to. E.g. in an empty room is a blackboard with the inscription "I am hungry". See also intensions, propositions, propositional attitudes, reference, inscrutability, quotation._____________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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referential opacity / opacity / Castaneda: Quine it concerned with the reference of the speaker (de re-aspects of communication) - I am concerned with the de dicto-aspects of thinking -_____________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.
Phenomeno-Logic of the I: Essays on Self-Consciousness Bloomington 1999
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Analytische Theorien des Selbstbewusstseins Frankfurt 1994