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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role
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A particular functional role is what gives content to a thought [Lewis]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 4. Compositionality
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Encountering novel sentences shows conclusively that meaning must be compositional [Peacocke]
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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 entire possible worlds which instantiate a particular property [Lewis]
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A proposition is the property of being a possible world where it holds true [Lewis]
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Propositions can't have syntactic structure if they are just sets of worlds [Lewis]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 3. Denial
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We learn 'not' along with affirmation, by learning to either affirm or deny a sentence [Rumfitt]
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