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'Changes in Events and Changes in Things', 'Mere Possibilities' and 'Semantic Relationism'
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics
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We still lack an agreed semantics for quantifiers in natural language [Stalnaker]
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The standard aim of semantics is to assign a semantic value to each expression [Fine,K]
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That two utterances say the same thing may not be intrinsic to them, but involve their relationships [Fine,K]
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The two main theories are Holism (which is inferential), and Representational (which is atomistic) [Fine,K]
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We should pursue semantic facts as stated by truths in theories (and not put the theories first!) [Fine,K]
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Referentialist semantics has objects for names, properties for predicates, and propositions for connectives [Fine,K]
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Fregeans approach the world through sense, Referentialists through reference [Fine,K]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
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Possible world semantics may not reduce modality, but it can explain it [Stalnaker]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 9. Indexical Semantics
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I take indexicals such as 'this' and 'that' to be linked to some associated demonstration [Fine,K]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions
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I take propositions to be truth conditions [Stalnaker]
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A theory of propositions at least needs primitive properties of consistency and of truth [Stalnaker]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions
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Propositions presumably don't exist if the things they refer to don't exist [Stalnaker]
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