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Full Idea
Semantical fact is almost always more interesting than transcendental philosophical fiction.
Gist of Idea
Semantic facts are preferable to transcendental philosophical fiction
Source
David Wiggins (Sameness and Substance [1980], 3.1 n4)
Book Ref
Wiggins,David: 'Sameness and Substance' [Blackwell 1980], p.81
A Reaction
An interesting expression of a more sophisticated recent allegiance to linguistic philosophy. There is still a strong allegiance to semantics as a major branch of philosophy, despite caution (e.g. from Nathan Salmon) about its scope.