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- Title
A new type of convention?: Some remarks on Bruno Celano's Pre-conventions.
- Authors
Smith, Dale
- Abstract
In "Pre-conventions: A fragment of the Background", Bruno Celano argues for the existence and philosophical significance of what he calls "pre-conventions" - a type of convention distinct from those hitherto discussed in the literature, and which transcends a number of orthodox philosophical distinctions. In these comments, I suggest that Celano may have shown that there is a distinct type of convention governing judgments of style or taste. If so, we may learn some important lessons (e.g. concerning the relationship between conventions and rules) by examining this new type of convention. However, I express doubts about whether the broader ambitions of Celano's paper are fulfilled. I contend that pre-conventions are not as common as he suggests, and are not present in some of the other examples he gives. I also express doubts about whether he is right to suggest that there is a distinct type of convention that renders possible the development of conventions of the sort which David Lewis was interested in.
- Subjects
CONVENTION (Philosophy); CELANO, Bruno; JURISPRUDENCE
- Publication
Revus: Journal for Constitutional Theory & Philosophy of Law, 2016, Vol 30, p69
- ISSN
1581-7652
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4000/revus.3471