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[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form ]

Full Idea

The underlying truth-conditional structures of thoughts are language-dependent in the sense that underlying predicates represent words in the language rather than universal concepts common to all languages.

Gist of Idea

Our underlying predicates represent words in the language, not universal concepts

Source

Gilbert Harman (Thought [1973], 6.3)

Book Ref

Harman,Gilbert: 'Thought' [Princeton 1977], p.92