Full Idea
With a characteristic readiness to abandon views that he had previously considered definitively correct, Russell declared in 1906 that there were, after all, no such 'things' as propositions. It is judgements that are true or false.
Gist of Idea
In 1906, Russell decided that propositions did not, after all, exist
Source
report of Bertrand Russell (On the Nature of Truth and Falsehood [1910]) by Ray Monk - Bertrand Russell: Spirit of Solitude Ch.6
Book Reference
Monk,Ray: 'Bertrand Russell: Spirit of Solitude' [Vintage 1997], p.188
A Reaction
Written 1906. Russell developed a 'multiple relation theory of judgement'. But if a judgement is an assessment of truth or falsehood, what is it that is being assessed?
Related Idea
Idea 13980 If you like judgments and reject propositions, what are the relata of incoherence in a judgment? [Ryle]