17 ideas
23449 | Interpreting a text is representing it as making sense [Morris,M] |
15163 | The interest of quantified modal logic is its metaphysical necessity and essentialism [Soames] |
23484 | Bipolarity adds to Bivalence the capacity for both truth values [Morris,M] |
15158 | Indefinite descriptions are quantificational in subject position, but not in predicate position [Soames] |
15157 | Recognising the definite description 'the man' as a quantifier phrase, not a singular term, is a real insight [Soames] |
23494 | Conjunctive and disjunctive quantifiers are too specific, and are confined to the finite [Morris,M] |
15156 | The universal and existential quantifiers were chosen to suit mathematics [Soames] |
23460 | To count, we must distinguish things, and have a series with successors in it [Morris,M] |
23451 | Counting needs to distinguish things, and also needs the concept of a successor in a series [Morris,M] |
23452 | Discriminating things for counting implies concepts of identity and distinctness [Morris,M] |
15162 | We understand metaphysical necessity intuitively, from ordinary life [Soames] |
15161 | There are more metaphysically than logically necessary truths [Soames] |
8875 | Sense experiences must have conceptual content, since they are possible reasons for judgements [Brewer,B] |
15152 | To study meaning, study truth conditions, on the basis of syntax, and representation by the parts [Soames] |
15153 | Tarski's account of truth-conditions is too weak to determine meanings [Soames] |
23491 | There must exist a general form of propositions, which are predictabe. It is: such and such is the case [Morris,M] |
15154 | We should use cognitive states to explain representational propositions, not vice versa [Soames] |