Principle of humanity:
PRINCIPLE NAMED BY RICHARD E GRANDY IN 1973 AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF CHARITY.
It says that when interpreting another speaker we must assume not simply that he is intelligent and so on, but that his beliefs and desires are connected to each other and to reality in a way that makes him as similar to ourselves as possible.
As with the principle of charity, this principle is not -in the view of thinkers like Willard Van Orman Quine (1908-2000) – only intended for interpreting remote civilizations (see indeterminacy of reference and translation) since we apply it automatically in our daily intercourse.
Source:
R E Grandy, The Journal of Philosophy, (1973), 443;
I Hacking, Why Does Language Matter to Philosophy? (1975), 146-50
Table of Contents
- 1 Videos
- 2 Related Products
- 2.1 The Shambhala Principle: Discovering Humanity's Hidden Treasure
- 2.2 Green Building: Principles and Practices in Residential Construction (Go Green with Renewable Energy Resources)
- 2.3 MANLIFE
- 2.4 Principle of Self-Extinction [Explicit]
- 2.5 Statistical Principles In Experimental Design
- 2.6 A New History of the Humanities: The Search for Principles and Patterns from Antiquity to the Present
- 2.7 Electromagnetism: The Motor Principle [VHS Video]
- 2.8 CLEP Exam Prep-1
- 2.9 Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text, Volume 1
- 2.10 Humanity Is a Stepping Stone
- charity principle
- indeterminacy of reference and translation
- verifiability (or verification) principle
- perspectivism
- parsimony principle
Last update 2020-06-17. Price and product availability may change.