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Full Idea
A sentence's truth conditions can be taken to be the set of possible worlds in which the sentence is true.
Gist of Idea
A sentence's truth conditions is the set of possible worlds in which the sentence is true
Source
William Lycan (Philosophy of Language [2000], Ch.10)
Book Ref
Lycan,William G.: 'Philosophy of Language' [Routledge 2000], p.150
A Reaction
Presumably the meaning can't be complete possible worlds, so this must be a supplement to the normal truth conditions view proposed by Davidson. It particularly addresses the problem seen in Idea 7770.
Related Idea
Idea 7770 Truth conditions will come out the same for sentences with 'renate' or 'cordate' [Lycan]
| 7755 | Singular terms refer, using proper names, definite descriptions, singular personal pronouns, demonstratives, etc. [Lycan] |
| 7763 | It is hard to state a rule of use for a proper name [Lycan] |
| 7764 | Could I successfully use an expression, without actually understanding it? [Lycan] |
| 7766 | Meaning must be known before we can consider verification [Lycan] |
| 7768 | The truth conditions theory sees meaning as representation [Lycan] |
| 7770 | Truth conditions will come out the same for sentences with 'renate' or 'cordate' [Lycan] |
| 7773 | A sentence's truth conditions is the set of possible worlds in which the sentence is true [Lycan] |
| 7774 | Possible worlds explain aspects of meaning neatly - entailment, for example, is the subset relation [Lycan] |