Abstract
AbstractIn this paper, I draw attention to comparative preference claims, i.e. sentences of the form $$\ulcorner $$
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S prefers p to q$$\urcorner $$
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. I show that preference claims exhibit interesting patterns, and try to develop a semantics that captures them. Then I use my account of preference to provide an analysis of desire. The resulting entry for desire ascriptions is independently motivated, and finds support from a wide range of phenomena.
Funder
Australian Catholic University Limited
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Linguistics and Language,Philosophy
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