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Full Idea
The second half of the twentieth century has seen the development of a vastly more sophisticated sense of logical form, as applied to natural languages.
Gist of Idea
We now have a much more sophisticated understanding of logical form in language
Source
Tyler Burge (Philosophy of Mind: 1950-2000 [2005], p.462)
Book Ref
Burge,Tyler: 'Foundations of the Mind' [OUP 2007], p.462
A Reaction
Burge cites this as one of the three big modern developments (along with the critique of logical positivism, and direct reference/anti-individualism). Vagueness may be the last frontier for this development.
| 8126 | Anti-individualism says the environment is involved in the individuation of some mental states [Burge] |
| 8127 | Broad concepts suggest an extension of the mind into the environment (less computer-like) [Burge] |
| 8129 | Anti-individualism may be incompatible with some sorts of self-knowledge [Burge] |
| 8131 | Some qualities of experience, like blurred vision, have no function at all [Burge] |
| 8132 | We now have a much more sophisticated understanding of logical form in language [Burge] |