Grice cited by Alex Barber

Truth Conditions and Their Recognition
Authors:Barber, Alex
Source:Epistemology of Language, Barber, Alex (ed), 367-395.
Publication Information:Oxford: Oxford Univ Pr; 2003.
Document Type:Contribution
Subjects:INTENTION
MEANING
SEMANTICS
TRUTH
TRUTH CONDITION
UTTERANCE
Person as Subjects:GRICE, H P
Abstract:The truth condition of any utterance that has one is determined by the intention of the utterer. Approximately, an utterance is true-iff-p just in case it is performed with the intention that some audience recognize it as true-iff-p. Four objections to this approach to truth conditions are considered: (1) that it is analytically circular since the analysans contains the analysandum; (2) that 'true-iff-...' is transparent whereas 'intends that...' is opaque; (3) that truth conditions depend on expression meaning, which can float free from utterers' intentions; (4) that taking 'recognize' at face value yields counterexamples.