Department of Philosophy

Authentic Speech

Dr Rachel Sterken
University of Oslo

Thursday, September 26
4:00-5:30 pm
Room 10.27, Run Run Shaw Tower, Centennial Campus, University of Hong Kong

Abstract:
This talk provides an account of what it is to speak authentically. Authentic speech is an underexplored topic: Philosophers of language have produced theories of various forms of speech, but authenticity has been overlooked. This, I suggest, is a mistake: descriptions of speech as authentic (or inauthentic) are ubiquitous and authenticity plays an important role in many Communicative exchanges. The talk has three main parts: 1. I provide an account of authentic speech, 2. I show how it differs from sincere speech, and 3. I argue that there are speech acts that have authenticity conditions.

Short Bio:
Dr. Rachel Katharine Sterken is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo and Co-Director of the Concept Lab.

For inquiries: Amit Chaturvedi (amitc@hku.hk)