On the weakest reading
Taylor surely is correct on the weakest reading.
What does the weakest reading mean?
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Hi I'm afraid your reference comes to my browser in a form of Chinese, so I can't comment on the reference that you give In general, in philosophy, I would understand 'the weakest reading' to mean the reading that understands the writer to be making only moderate claims. In any theory, there may be strong forms or weaker, or more moderate, forms. A strong form may make quite bold claims, with arguments that are difficult to defend.
- Hi I'm afraid your reference comes to my browser in a form of Chinese, so I can't comment on the reference that you give In general, in philosophy, I would understand 'the weakest reading' to mean the reading that understands the writer to be making only moderate claims.
- In any theory, there may be strong forms or weaker, or more moderate, forms.
- A strong form may make quite bold claims, with arguments that are difficult to defend.
- A more moderate form tends to limit the theory to claims and lines of argument that are more likely to be accepted Hence, the weakest reading will be the understanding that sees the writer making only mild claims on behalf of his or her theory With regards, Dave
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I'm afraid your reference comes to my browser in a form of Chinese, so I can't comment on the reference that you give
In general, in philosophy, I would understand 'the weakest reading' to mean the reading that understands the writer to be making only moderate claims. In any theory, there may be strong forms or weaker, or more moderate, forms. A strong form may make quite bold
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