Single Idea 19213

[catalogued under 19. Language / D. Propositions / 5. Unity of Propositions]

Full Idea

A successful account of the unity of the proposition tells us what unites the relevant constituents not merely into some entity or other, but into a proposition.

Gist of Idea

We want to explain not just what unites the constituents, but what unites them into a proposition

Source

Trenton Merricks (Propositions [2015], 4.X)

Book Reference

Merricks,Trenton: 'Propositions' [OUP 2015], p.155


A Reaction

Merrickes takes propositions to be unanalysable unities, but their central activity is representation, so if they needed uniting, that would be the place to look. Some people say that we unite our propositions. Others say the world does. I dunno.