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Representing Attitudes: A Plea for a Relational Approach

In this paper I examine Schiffer’s reply to the substitution failure argument against the view of propositional attitude reports according to which attitude verbs are relations and ‘that’-clauses singular terms. Schiffer relies on the comparison of the substitution failure in attitude reports with the substitution failure in appositions because both result in ill-formed constructions. I discuss some objections to Schiffer and argue that they fail to undermine his reply. I conclude that Schiffer’s argumentation based on the apposition case supports relational approach and weakens the Substitution Problem.

'That'-clauses; propositions; propositional attitudes; attitude reports; relational analysis

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