Re: Reductive Paraphrase again
> Is anyone else more or less convinced by this argument?
Yes. Ignoring the composition aspects means that the
reductive paraphrases are formally meaningless in any case. So
their explanatory value can only lie in suggestive
directions for thinking about issues rather than as
a contribution to linguistic semantics.
>
> Does anyone think the argument implies that effective
> reductive paraphrase semantics is impossible or impractical?
I'd settle for pointless and let someone else worry
about proving impossibility. :-)
John B.