There Are No Uninstantiated Words

Miller, J.T.M.

Abstract

Kaplan ([1990]. “Words.” Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society 64: 93–119; [2011]. “Words on Words.” The Journal of Philosophy 108 (9): 504–529) argues that there are no unspoken words. Hawthorne and Lepore ([2011]. “On Words.” The Journal of Philosophy 108 (9): 447–485) put forward examples that purport to show that there can be such words. Here, I argue that Kaplan is correct, if we grant him a minor variation. While Hawthorne and Lepore might be right that there can be unspoken words, I will argue that they fail to show that there can be uninstantiated words.

Citation

Miller, J. (online). There Are No Uninstantiated Words. Inquiry, https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174x.2022.2078405

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 12, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Jun 2, 2022
• Publication Date: Jun 2, 2022
• Deposit Date: May 11, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 20, 2022
• Journal: Inquiry
• Print ISSN: 0020-174X
• Electronic ISSN: 1502-3923
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/0020174x.2022.2078405
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1208676