Single Idea 21726

[catalogued under 19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions]

Full Idea

In every proposition that we can apprehend, ...all the constituents are real entities with which we have immediate acquaintance.

Gist of Idea

In graspable propositions the constituents are real entities of acquaintance

Source

Bertrand Russell (On Denoting [1905], p.56), quoted by Bernard Linsky - Russell's Metaphysical Logic 7.2

Book Reference

Linsky,Bernard: 'Russell's Metaphysical Logic' [CSLI 1999], p.128


A Reaction

This is the clearest statement of the 'Russellian' concept of a proposition. It strikes me as entirely wrong. The examples are always nice concrete objects like Mont Blanc, but as an account of sophisticated general propositions it seem hopeless.