Pain, paradox and polysemy
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Abstract The paradox of pain refers to the idea that folk concept is paradoxical, treating pains as simultaneously mental states and bodily (as described in papers by Hill Borg et al.). By taking a close look at our terms, this paper argues there no pain. air dissolves once we recognize terms are polysemous two separate but related concepts rather than one.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Analysis
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0174-4747', '2196-6753']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anaa073