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Single Idea 15016

[from 'Writing the Book of the World' by Theodore Sider, in 19. Language / E. Analyticity / 4. Analytic/Synthetic Critique ]

Full Idea

Nothing can fully play the role traditionally associated with analyticity, for much of that traditional role presupposed the doctrine of truth by convention.

Gist of Idea

Analyticity has lost its traditional role, which relied on truth by convention

Source

Theodore Sider (Writing the Book of the World [2011], 09.8)

Book Reference

Sider,Theodore: 'Writing the Book of the World' [OUP 2011], p.194


A Reaction

Sider rejects Quine's attack on analyticity, but accepts his critique of truth by convention.

Related Idea

Idea 15000 'It is raining' and 'it is not raining' can't be legislated, so we can't legislate 'p or ¬p' [Sider]