Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Speussipus, Noam Chomsky and George Berkeley

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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental

6716	Language is presumably for communication, and names stand for ideas [Berkeley]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

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Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

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Chomsky's 'interpretative semantics' says syntax comes first, and is then interpreted [Chomsky, by Magidor]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

6718	I can't really go wrong if I stick to wordless thought [Berkeley]