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Single Idea 21635
[filed under theme 19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense
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Full Idea
If there are no propositions, then there are no contents, and thus there are no beliefs and desires.
Gist of Idea
Without propositions there can be no beliefs or desires
Source
Thomas Hofweber (Ontology and the Ambitions of Metaphysics [2016], 01.4.3)
Book Ref
Hofweber,Thomas: 'Ontology and the Ambitions of Metaphysics' [OUP 2018], p.15
A Reaction
A simple but powerful point. Those who claim that there are only sentences (and no propositions) can hardly claim that you must formulate a sentence every time you have a specific belief or desire.
The
19 ideas
with the same theme
[propositions as objective abstract entities]:
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17264
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Propositions are abstract structures of concepts, ready for judgement or assertion
[Bolzano, by Correia/Schnieder]
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12232
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A 'proposition' is the sense of a linguistic expression, and can be true or false
[Bolzano]
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4974
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For all the multiplicity of languages, mankind has a common stock of thoughts
[Frege]
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16873
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Thoughts are not subjective or psychological, because some thoughts are the same for us all
[Frege]
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16872
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A thought is the sense expressed by a sentence, and is what we prove
[Frege]
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19467
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A 'thought' is something for which the question of truth can arise; thoughts are senses of sentences
[Frege]
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18967
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A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence
[Quine]
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18368
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For all being, there is a potential proposition which expresses its existence and nature
[Armstrong]
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18370
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A realm of abstract propositions is causally inert, so has no explanatory value
[Armstrong]
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2518
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Sentences are abstract types (like musical scores), not individual tokens
[Katz]
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8076
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The distinction between sentences and abstract propositions is crucial in logic
[Devlin]
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4604
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If propositions are abstract entities, how do human beings interact with them?
[Heil]
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10420
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Maybe a proposition is just a property with all its places filled
[Swoyer]
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9451
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Modal logic and brain science have reaffirmed traditional belief in propositions
[Bealer]
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19202
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Propositions are necessary existents which essentially (but inexplicably) represent things
[Merricks]
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19204
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True propositions existed prior to their being thought, and might never be thought
[Merricks]
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19210
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The standard view of propositions says they never change their truth-value
[Merricks]
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21635
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Without propositions there can be no beliefs or desires
[Hofweber]
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18862
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Are propositions all the thoughts and sentences that are possible?
[Tallant]
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