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
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
- 2 Related Products
- 2.1 It's the Principle of the Thing
- 2.2 Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (NULL)
- 2.3 Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice
- 2.4 The Fighting Preacher
- 2.5 Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills
- 2.6 Time Changer
- 2.7 Fundraising Principles and Practice
- 2.8 Principles-Focused Evaluation: The GUIDE
- 2.9 The Rainbow Fish and Dazzle the Dinosaur [VHS]
- 2.10 Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
- humanity principle
- bivalence law or principle
- parsimony principle
- limited independent variety principle
- verifiability (or verification) principle
Videos
It's the Principle of the Thing
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- Donna Reed, Carl Betz, Shelley Fabares (Actors)
- Andrew McCullough (Director)
- English (Playback Language)
- English (Subtitle)
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice (NULL)
- Worth, Michael J. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 576 Pages - 10/01/2018 (Publication Date) - CQ Press (Publisher)
Nonprofit Management: Principles and Practice
- Sage Publications Ltd
- Worth, Michael J. (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 536 Pages - 02/25/2016 (Publication Date) - SAGE Publications, Inc (Publisher)
The Fighting Preacher
- Amazon Prime Video (Video on Demand)
- David Shawn McConnell, Cassidy Hubert, Scarlett Hazen (Actors)
- T.C. Christensen (Director) - Ron Tanner (Producer)
- English (Playback Language)
- English (Subtitle)
- Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Mobility in Context: Principles of Patient Care Skills
- Johansson , Charity (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 544 Pages - 02/05/2018 (Publication Date) - F.A. Davis Company (Publisher)
Time Changer
- D. David Morin, Gavin MacLeod, Hal Linden (Actors)
- Rich Christiano (Director) - Rich Christiano (Writer) - Bobby Downes (Producer)
- English (Publication Language)
- Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Fundraising Principles and Practice
- Hardcover Book
- Sargeant, Adrian (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 752 Pages - 03/06/2017 (Publication Date) - Wiley (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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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)
Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Novogratz, Jacqueline (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 264 Pages - 05/05/2020 (Publication Date) - Henry Holt and Co. (Publisher)
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