Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Arthur C. Danto and A.J. Ayer
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 5. Meaning as Verification
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A sentence is factually significant to someone if they know how to verify its proposition [Ayer]
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Factual propositions imply (in conjunction with a few other premises) possible experiences [Ayer]
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Tautologies and empirical hypotheses form the entire class of significant propositions [Ayer]
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A statement is meaningful if observation statements can be deduced from it [Ayer]
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Directly verifiable statements must entail at least one new observation statement [Ayer]
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The principle of verification is not an empirical hypothesis, but a definition [Ayer]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions
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Sentences only express propositions if they are meaningful; otherwise they are 'statements' [Ayer]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique
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Talk of propositions is just shorthand for talking about equivalent sentences [Ayer]
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