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I claim that s-selectional and c-selectional restrictions cannot be obtained by pre-theoretical observations on corpus examples or acceptibility judgements. More specifically, I argue that internal davidsonian states i.e. intensional states predicates denoting the reactions of the animate subject cannot be observed from the outside. The proposed test in favour of treating mental predicates like Russ. Иван видел как Петру жалко мышку (*в саду) int. 'John saw how Pete felt sorry for the mouse (*in the garden) as Kimian, not Davidsonian states is invalid, at least for Russian. The verb видеть 'see' in contexts like Y saw how X felt sorry, pity, angry, etc. is used not as perception verb, but as a verb of practical reasoning. Therefore, the sentences like Y saw how X was/felt PRED instantiate practical reasoning, not perception reports.