WHAT IS MEANT BY MISIDENTIFICATION IN DELUSIONAL MISIDENTIFICATION SYNDROMES - COMPARISON BETWEEN CAPGRAS-SYNDROMES AND CLONAL PLURALIZATION OF A PERSON

The semantic structure of Capgras' syndrome (CS) was analyzed within t he framework of 'the theory of reference' of analytic philosophy to el ucidate the concept of misidentification in delusional misidentificati on syndromes (DMS). The close relationship between the semantic struct ure of CS and the ordinary use of a proper name, which is not synonymo us with the description but has the function of indicating an object r igidly, is shown. CS is redefined from this perspective, and a novel m isidentification symptom, which we call 'clonal pluralization of a per son', is contrasted to CS. Among so-called DMS, there are at least two types of misidentification with different semantic structures.