Abstract On Bicchieri's view, social norms most centrally involve a pattern of preferences among the members relevant population; according to Brennan, Eriksson, Goodin, and Southwood, patterns normative attitudes given group. This paper argues, first, that can require as well behaviour, and, second, existence such attitudinal speaks in favour preference-based view against attitudes-based view.

Abstract According to the normative approach, speech acts are governed by certain norms. Interestingly, same is true for classes of acts. This paper considers treatment constatives, consisting such as assertives, predictives, suggestives, and more. The classical approach treat these illocutions species constatives. Recently, however, Simion (Shifty Speech Independent Thought: Epistemic Normativ...