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Full Idea
The problem of the essential indexical reveals that something is badly wrong with the traditional doctrine of propositions.
Gist of Idea
Indexicals reveal big problems with the traditional idea of a proposition
Source
John Perry (The Problem of the Essential Indexical [1979], 'Prob')
Book Ref
'Self-Knowledge', ed/tr. Cassam,Quassim [OUP 1994], p.172
A Reaction
See the reaction to 12149. The traditional view of propositions, or at least Russell's view, seems to be that they are same as facts, which strikes me as daft. I take propositions to be brain events, probably expressed in mentalese.
Related Idea
Idea 12149 Indexicals are a problem for beliefs being just subject-proposition relations [Perry]
| 15203 | Tense is essential for thought and action [Perry, by Le Poidevin] |
| 15204 | Actual tensed sentences cannot be tenseless, because they can cite their own context [Perry, by Le Poidevin] |
| 12149 | Indexicals are a problem for beliefs being just subject-proposition relations [Perry] |
| 12151 | If we replace 'I' in sentences about me, they are different beliefs and explanations of behaviour [Perry] |
| 18412 | Indexicals individuate certain belief states, helping in explanation and prediction [Perry] |
| 12150 | Indexicals reveal big problems with the traditional idea of a proposition [Perry] |