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Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Bertrand Russell and Nicholas of Autrecourt
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions
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Proposition contain entities indicated by words, rather than the words themselves [Russell]
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If p is false, then believing not-p is knowing a truth, so negative propositions must exist [Russell]
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Propositions don't name facts, because each fact corresponds to a proposition and its negation [Russell]
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Our important beliefs all, if put into words, take the form of propositions [Russell]
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A proposition expressed in words is a 'word-proposition', and one of images an 'image-proposition' [Russell]
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A proposition is what we believe when we believe truly or falsely [Russell]
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Propositions are mainly verbal expressions of true or false, and perhaps also symbolic thoughts [Russell]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions
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If propositions are facts, then false and true propositions are indistinguishable [Davidson on Russell]
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In graspable propositions the constituents are real entities of acquaintance [Russell]
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In 1918 still believes in nonlinguistic analogues of sentences, but he now calls them 'facts' [Russell, by Quine]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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You can believe the meaning of a sentence without thinking of the words [Russell]
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Propositions don't name facts, because two opposed propositions can match one fact [Russell]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 5. Unity of Propositions
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A proposition is a unity, and analysis destroys it [Russell]
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Russell said the proposition must explain its own unity - or else objective truth is impossible [Russell, by Davidson]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique
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In 1906, Russell decided that propositions did not, after all, exist [Russell, by Monk]
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The main aim of the multiple relations theory of judgement was to dispense with propositions [Russell, by Linsky,B]
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An inventory of the world does not need to include propositions [Russell]
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I no longer believe in propositions, especially concerning falsehoods [Russell]
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I know longer believe in shadowy things like 'that today is Wednesday' when it is actually Tuesday [Russell]
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