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'reports', 'Knowledge, Possibility and Consciousness' and 'Philosophy of Language'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 4. Meaning as Truth-Conditions
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To study meaning, study truth conditions, on the basis of syntax, and representation by the parts [Soames]
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Tarski's account of truth-conditions is too weak to determine meanings [Soames]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / b. Propositions as possible worlds
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A proposition is a set of possible worlds for which its intension delivers truth [Perry]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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We should use cognitive states to explain representational propositions, not vice versa [Soames]
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 3. Analytic and Synthetic
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A sharp analytic/synthetic line can rarely be drawn, but some concepts are central to thought [Perry]
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