Combining Philosophers
Ideas for David Fair, E.J. Lowe and John Heil
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental
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If meaning is mental pictures, explain "the cat (or dog!) is NOT on the mat" [Lowe]
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The Picture Theory claims we can read reality from our ways of speaking about it [Heil]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions
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Truth-conditions correspond to the idea of 'literal meaning' [Heil]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / b. Language holism
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To understand 'birds warble' and 'tigers growl', you must also understand 'tigers warble' [Heil]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference
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Direct reference doesn't seem to require that thinkers know what it is they are thinking about [Lowe]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates
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The subject-predicate form reflects reality [Heil]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense
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If propositions are abstract entities, how do human beings interact with them? [Heil]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / b. Propositions as possible worlds
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If propositions are states of affairs or sets of possible worlds, these lack truth values [Heil]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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The same proposition provides contents for the that-clause of an utterance and a belief [Lowe]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique
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If propositions are abstract entities, how can minds depend on their causal powers? [Lowe]
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