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Is there a recognized topic in philosophy regarding the fallaciousness of debating what the ‘correct’ definition of a word is?
Or, what the defining properties of some thing are.
For example, I might say, “Socialism is a government in which such-and-such happens,” and someone else might say, “No, socialism is when a society ...
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Confused On The Definition Of A Proposition
One definition I encountered was something that is either true or false.
(for example, I ate vegetables yesterday is a proposition).
Another definition I encountered is the meaning of a sentence
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What's the difference between analytic and synthetic AND implicit/explicit?
The statement 'a bachelor is an unmarried man' is an implicit and analytic statement.
What is the difference between implicit/explicity and analytic/synthetic? Is there even a difference?
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"This statement is false" is neither true or false... Am I correct?
I have no background in philosophy. So I apologize if this question seems silly.
The reason "This statement is false" is sometimes considered to be a statement that can be evaluated as ...
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What is the difference between statement and premise?
What are the differences between a Statement and a Premise?
I wonder if they are same or not? Any counterexample where a statement is not a premise?
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On Truth and Lying
If A, consciously, reports false data to B, and B (or anyone else) has no way to verify, then no one can make the statement, "A lied". So, there exists no such person with respect to whom A lied.
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The nature of elementary propositions in the Tractatus
So all complex objects in the world are, at the most fundamental level, made up of simple un-analysable objects which are denoted by 'names'.
Combinations of simple objects constitute 'states of ...
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Making 'sense' of Wittgenstein's senselessness / nonsense distinction in the Tractatus
For this question I'm just considering Wittgenstein's theory at the time of the Tractatus.
As far as I know, for Wittgenstein:
Meaning - The object denoted by a word (i.e. referent).
Sense - The ...
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Does the existence of the proposition require language to be referential?
If we grant that there is a proposition wherein something meaningful is being asserted, does that require us to think of language as essentially representative in some way?
If language didn't contain ...
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Truth Value of Sentences Containing Logical Contradictions
Do propositions containing logical contradictions have truth values, or are they meaningless? For example:
A) Some married bachelors exist.
B) 95% of married bachelors live in Maryland.
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What is the truth value of the proposition 'All unicorns are beautiful'?
If we let Fx denotes that which has the property of being a unicorn, and Gx denotes that which has the property of being beautiful, then this proposition would be signified by the following:
∀x(Fx→Gx)...
