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This talk provides an account of what it is to speak authentically. Authentic speech is an under-explored 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.
This talk will be followed by a reception with the speaker, and other APHIL faculty and students.