Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Herodotus, John Searle and Alvin Plantinga
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning
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Meaning is derived intentionality [Searle]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental
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Philosophy of language is a branch of philosophy of mind [Searle]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax
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Universal grammar doesn't help us explain anything [Searle]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
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Plantinga has domains of sets of essences, variables denoting essences, and predicates as functions [Plantinga, by Stalnaker]
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Plantinga's essences have their own properties - so will have essences, giving a hierarchy [Stalnaker on Plantinga]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions
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Are propositions and states of affairs two separate things, or only one? I incline to say one [Plantinga]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions
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If propositions are concrete they don't have to exist, and so they can't be necessary truths [Plantinga]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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Propositions can't just be in brains, because 'there are no human beings' might be true [Plantinga]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / b. Indeterminate translation
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Shared Background makes translation possible, though variation makes it hard [Searle]
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