which states that we must assume that another speaker's beliefs and desires are connected to each other and to reality in some way, and attribute to him or her "the propositional attitudes one supposes one would have oneself in those circumstances" (Daniel Dennett, "Mid-Term Examination," in The Intentional Stance, p. 343). See also Pardes Principle of humanity Precautionary principle Interpretation (philosophy) Cooperative principle Steelmanning Footnotes External links Article on the principle of charity at Lander University's Phil department Principles Rhetoric Philosophical methodology Interpretation (philosophy)