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When it comes to the coherence theory of truth, is it still always assumed that only assertions/propositions enter into the truth relation?
Sometimes, we do use truth-talk in such a way as makes it seem like we might be attributing truth to things that aren't assertions/descriptions/propositions/w/e. There is, for example, the phrase &...
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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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Truth-functional vs non-truth functional conditionals
I'm struggling to understand truth functionality.
I know that a connective is truth-functional if the truth value of a compound statement formed with that connective is completely determined by the ...
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Do all true statements express the same proposition?
Do all true statements express the same proposition? I know that, for example, the statements "2=2" and "1+1>1" are distinct sequences of symbols. However, I want to know, do ...
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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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Why isn't "I am Bill" a proposition?
In fleshing out the traditional definition of omniscience, William Lane Craig distinguishes between propositional knowledge and non-propositional knowledge, claiming that to be omniscient is to know ...
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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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Shouldn't statements be considered equivalent based on their meaning rather than truth tables?
Consider the following truth table, which serves to define the logical connective ⇔,
P | Q || P⇔Q
T | T || T
T | F || F
F | T || F
F | F || T
According to the above truth table, the logical ...
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