Full Idea
Conceptual Role Semantics must explain what properties an inference or sentence involving a logical constant must have, if that inference or sentence is to be constitutive of its meaning.
Clarification
See Idea 9377 for 'conceptual role semantics'
Gist of Idea
If meaning depends on conceptual role, what properties are needed to do the job?
Source
Paul Boghossian (Analyticity Reconsidered [1996], §III)
Book Reference
-: 'Nous' [-], p.16
A Reaction
This is my perennial request that if something is to be defined by its function (or role), we must try to explain what properties it has that make its function possible, and those properties will be the more basic explanation.
Related Idea
Idea 9377 'Conceptual role semantics' says terms have meaning from sentences and/or inferences [Boghossian]