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'Three Varieties of Knowledge', 'Language,Truth and Logic' and 'Rationality and Goodness'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification
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A sentence is factually significant to someone if they know how to verify its proposition [Ayer]
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Factual propositions imply (in conjunction with a few other premises) possible experiences [Ayer]
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Tautologies and empirical hypotheses form the entire class of significant propositions [Ayer]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language
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Content of thought is established through communication, so knowledge needs other minds [Davidson]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity
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The principle of charity attributes largely consistent logic and largely true beliefs to speakers [Davidson]
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