Single Idea 15375

[catalogued under 4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 8. Intensional Logic]

Full Idea

The common feature of every designating term is that designation may change from state to state - thus it can be formalized by a function from states to objects.

Gist of Idea

If terms change their designations in different states, they are functions from states to objects

Source

Melvin Fitting (Intensional Logic [2007], 3)

Book Reference

'Stanford Online Encyclopaedia of Philosophy', ed/tr. Stanford University [plato.stanford.edu], p.8


A Reaction

Specifying the objects sounds OK, but specifying states sounds rather tough.