One of the sentences analysed by Grice, cited by Chapman, p. 26.
"Personal Identity"
Improve Gallie by providing tests for replacing "I" by "my body", "my ear", "my head" etc. in the following: -- provide exact paraphrases or supply reason why they aren't.
I was hit by a golf ball.
I fell down the cellar steps.
I played cricket yesterday.
I shall be fighting osoon.
I am hearing a noise.
Friday, January 29, 2010
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The implicature being: "I survived"!
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