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'The Sayings of Confucius', 'Mere Possibilities' and 'The Fourth Revolution'
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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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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 / 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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19. Language / F. Communication / 1. Rhetoric
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People who control others with fluent language often end up being hated [Kongzi (Confucius)]
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