Graeme Forbes
developed is to argue that the class of objectual
axcivude verbs divides exhaustively into two sub-
classes, the fist containing those objecual attitude
verbs that do permit substitution end the second
those: that are analyzable as disguised propositional
sxcivades. IF this view is right, thee no further
problem for our theory to face. Indeed, there isan
arguament that, barring an analysis im terms of
propositional atitudes, an abjectual attitude verb
‘anaot disallow substirtion. The argument is that
substitutivity must hold without exception for co-
referential terms standing for an entity that fills
fone of the places of the attitude relation. For
example, it would be impossible to change truth
value by interchanging expressions for the same
proposition in the scope of a propositional attitude
verb: it ie only because of disagreement about the
identity of propositions, and so about which pairs
of that clauses do contribute the same proposition,
that there is scope for diagreement between Rus
sellians and Fregeans about the soundness of sub-
sti tivity for ascriptions of propositional attitudes,
But én the case of objectual attitude ascriptions that
fare mot propositional atitude asciptions in dis
{quise, there is no disagreement about the identities
of the relevant objects; for instance, itis simply
built: into the example thar Superman is Clark
Kent. Hence we must be able 10 interchange
these names in (20a) and (206), if “is afraid of
and “worships are ireducibly objectual,
‘An example of an objectual atiude verb that
does support substtutvity i sees" as for example
in Keith's judgment
(2a) T have never seen Degas's A Cotton
Office in New Orleans.
Suppose itis pointed out to Keith that A Cotton
Office in New Orleans was the pain
‘rowed around ata cerain exhibition and that he
managed to study i briefly (without realizing that
was AA Cotton Office in New Orleans). Keith certainly
saw that paiming, and thst painting was A Coston
Office in New Orleont. So Keith has seen Degas's A
Cotton Ofice in New Orleses, and he must withdraw
@la), But if Keidh also maintains
wpeveryone was
(2b) Thavenever believed (until now) that A
Conon Office ix New Orleens has been
‘exhibited here
thems even though Be has believed for some time
that she psining (Invoking a perceptual or mem=
SO
ory demonstrative) has been exhibited here, and
thas just accepted that thet painting is 4 Catton
Office in New Orleans, he is under no obligation
atall to withdraw (21b) (unless he sin the grip ofa
Russellian semantics). Thus the difference
between secing and believing.”
‘A likely case of an objectual aritude verb that
does admit of 2 propesitiona attitude analysis is
‘seeks’, asin Church's example (1956, 8)
(22a). Schliemann socks the site of Troy,
which mighe be rendered, dla Quine (Quine 1955,
102), a5
(225) Schliemann strives that Schliemann
finds the site of Troy,
or beter,
(22e) Schliemann strives to make it tue that
he himself finds the site of Troy.7*
It would be tidy ill objectual attitude verbs could
be classified with ‘ses’ or ‘seeks’, but Iam eonti=
denn that ‘edmires’ and ‘is afeid of belongs with
neither. Ihave no intuition that substitution fils in
the position of the second argument of ‘sees’, but
sy intuition tht it als for ‘admires’ and ‘is afraid
of” is as strong as my corresponding intuition for
propositional auitude verbs."* The abstract argu
rent given above about the identities of propor
itions and objeces might be appealed to in order to
justify a strategy of explaining away such intuitions
‘of substitution failure in the objectual but not the
propositional cases, but we would still owe an
‘explanation of why there are objectual cases where
substitution seems to fail. And we will se anyway
that the abstract argument can be avoided, for it
overlooks 2 way in which substitution failure in
objectual attitude ascriptions would be consistent
‘with standard identity conditions forthe objects
As far as assimilating ‘admires! and “is afraid of
ta ‘seeks’ js concerned, explanation is one thing,
analysis another. It is quite plausible that we can
explain the presence of substiution failure in
‘objectual atitude reports of the form B's x in
terms of the propositional atitudes of B involving
specific ways of thinking of z. It is because ofall
Lex Luthor's beliefs above Superman, 20 labled,
that Luthor fears him, and because of all she
mows about Superman, so labeled, chat Lois
admires him. By contrast, there is no difference