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[from 'Philosophy of Logic' by Willard Quine, in 19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique ]

Full Idea

There is no evident rule for separating the information from the stylistic or other immaterial features of the sentences.

Gist of Idea

There is no rule for separating the information from other features of sentences

Source

Willard Quine (Philosophy of Logic [1970], Ch.1)

Book Reference

Quine,Willard: 'Philosophy of Logic' [Prentice-Hall 1970], p.4


A Reaction

There is no rule for deciding precisely when night falls, so I don't believe in night. I take a proposition, prima facie, as an answer to the question 'What exactly do you mean by that remark?' How do you extract logical form from sentences?