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Mary has become aware not only that there is someone coming who she wants to avoid, but also that Peter intended her to become aware of it, and that he is aware of it too. On the basis of his observable behaviour, she has discovered some of his thoughts. Ostensive behaviour provides evidence of one’s thoughts. It succeeds in doing so because it implies a guarantee of relevance. It implies such a guarantee because humans automatically turn their attention to what seems most relevant to them. The main thesis of section is that an act of ostension carries a guarantee of relevance, and that this fact – which we will call the principle of relevance – makes manifest the intention behind the ostension. We believe that it is this principle of rele-vance that is needed to make the inferential model of communication explanatory.
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Mary has become aware not only that there is someone coming who she wants to avoid, but also that Peter intended her to become aware of it, and that he is aware of it too. On the basis of his observable behaviour, she has discovered some of his thoughts. Ostensive behaviour provides evidence of one’s thoughts. It succeeds in doing so because it implies a guarantee of relevance. It implies such a guarantee because humans automatically turn their attention to what seems most relevant to them. The main thesis of section is that an act of ostension carries a guarantee of relevance, and that this fact – which we will call the principle of relevance – makes manifest the intention behind the ostension. We believe that it is this principle of rele-vance that is needed to make the inferential model of communication explanatory.
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Mary has become aware not only that there is someone coming who she wants to avoid, but also that Peter intended her to become aware of it, and that he is aware of it too. On the basis of his observable behaviour, she has discovered some of his thoughts.
