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Ideas for 'Are there propositions?', 'The Thesis that Mathematics is Logic' and 'Category Mistakes'

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19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions

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'Propositions' name what is thought, because 'thoughts' and 'judgments' are too ambiguous [Ryle]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / b. Propositions as possible worlds

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Are there partial propositions, lacking truth value in some possible worlds? [Magidor]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

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Several people can believe one thing, or make the same mistake, or share one delusion [Ryle]

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We may think in French, but we don't know or believe in French [Ryle]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique

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There are no propositions; they are just sentences, used for thinking, which link to facts in a certain way [Ryle]

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If we accept true propositions, it is hard to reject false ones, and even nonsensical ones [Ryle]