Principle of charity:
Principle named by Neil L. Wilson – in Review of Metaphysics (1958-59), page 532 – that when interpreting another speaker, especially of an unknown language, we should make those assumptions about his intelligence, knowledge, sense of relevance and so on, that will make most of what he says come out true.
Also see: principle of humanity
Source:
G Sundholm, ‘Brouwer’s Anticipation of the Principle of Charity’, Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society (1984-85), 264-68
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The Success Principles(TM) - 10th Anniversary Edition: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Canfield, Jack (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 624 Pages - 01/27/2015 (Publication Date) - William Morrow Paperbacks (Publisher)
Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills
- Johansson , Charity (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 560 Pages - 02/05/2018 (Publication Date) - F.A. Davis Company (Publisher)
The Principle of Relativity (Dover Books on Physics)
- Einstein, Albert (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 240 Pages - 06/01/1952 (Publication Date) - Dover Publications (Publisher)
Rebirth of Liberty and Learning: An Historic Campaign to Equip Millions of Americans to Defend our Founding Principles
- Larry P. Arnn, Ted Cruz, Chris Chocola (Actors)
- Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Fundraising: Principles and Practice (NULL)
- Worth, Dr. Michael J. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 504 Pages - 08/20/2015 (Publication Date) - SAGE Publications, Inc (Publisher)
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The Rainbow Fish and Dazzle the Dinosaur [VHS]
- Tom Arntzen, Jay Brazeau, Marcy Goldberg (Actors)
- Bill Reed (Director) - Judy Rothman Rofé (Writer) - Becky Mancuso-Winding (Producer)
- Audience Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
Episode 2
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- Stephen Tompkinson, Deon Stewardson, Nomsa Xaba (Actors)
- Nicholas Laughland (Director) - Ashley Pharoah (Writer) - George Faber (Producer)
- English (Playback Language)
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The Automatic Millionaire, Expanded and Updated: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Bach, David (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 275 Pages - 12/27/2016 (Publication Date) - Currency (Publisher)
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice
- Worth, Michael J. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 576 Pages - 10/01/2018 (Publication Date) - CQ Press (Publisher)
Principles-Focused Evaluation: The GUIDE
- Patton, Michael Quinn (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 435 Pages - 10/03/2017 (Publication Date) - The Guilford Press (Publisher)
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