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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(philosophy) A notional living being used in discussing certain aspects of the philosophy of language..
Suppose we are genitors — demigods — designing living creatures, creatures Grice calls pirots. To design a type of pirot is to specify a diagram and table for that type (plus evaluative procedures, if any).
Pirots are much like ourselves, and inhabit a world of obbles very much like our own world.
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Pirot means (philosophy) A notional living being used in discussing certain aspects of the philosophy of language..
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Suppose we are genitors — demigods — designing living creatures, creatures Grice calls pirots. To design a type of pirot is to specify a diagram and table for that type (plus evaluative procedures, if any).
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