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Publication details [#850]

Åqvist, Lennart. 1972. On the analysis and logic of questions. In Olson, Raymond E. and Anthony M. Paul, eds. Contemporary philosophy in Scandinavia. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 27–39.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

imperative2 | knowledge | optative | question

Annotation

A. argues that questions may be interpreted as kinds of epistemic imperatives (or optatives), the primary use and function of which is to serve as a means of increasing the questioner's knowledge.