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Single Idea 3421

[filed under theme 18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content ]

Full Idea

It is standard to take contents as truth conditions.

Gist of Idea

Content is best thought of as truth conditions

Source

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.203)

Book Ref

Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.203


A Reaction

This tradition runs from Frege to Davidson, and has been extended to truth conditions in possible worlds. Rivals will involve intentions, or eliminativism about meaning.