Ideas from 'On Propositions: What they are, and Meaning' by Bertrand Russell [1919], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Logic and Knowledge' by Russell,Bertrand (ed/tr Marsh,Robert Charles) [Routledge 1956,0-415-09074-1]].

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3. Truth / A. Truth Problems / 5. Truth Bearers

5784	In its primary and formal sense, 'true' applies to propositions, not beliefs

3. Truth / B. Truthmakers / 1. For Truthmakers

5777	The truth or falsehood of a belief depends upon a fact to which the belief 'refers'

3. Truth / C. Correspondence Truth / 1. Correspondence Truth

5783	Propositions of existence, generalities, disjunctions and hypotheticals make correspondence tricky

11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / b. Elements of beliefs

5780	The three questions about belief are its contents, its success, and its character

17. Mind and Body / B. Behaviourism / 4. Behaviourism Critique

5778	If we object to all data which is 'introspective' we will cease to believe in toothaches

17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 3. Property Dualism

5779	There are distinct sets of psychological and physical causal laws

19. Language / D. Propositions / 1. Propositions

5781	Our important beliefs all, if put into words, take the form of propositions

5782	A proposition expressed in words is a 'word-proposition', and one of images an 'image-proposition'

5776	A proposition is what we believe when we believe truly or falsely