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Ideas for 'works', 'Propositional Objects' and 'What Metaphors Mean'

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19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense

18967

A 'proposition' is said to be the timeless cognitive part of the meaning of a sentence [Quine]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 6. Propositions Critique

18968

The problem with propositions is their individuation. When do two sentences express one proposition? [Quine]

19. Language / E. Analyticity / 2. Analytic Truths

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The notion of analytic truth is absent in Aristotle [Aristotle, by Politis]

19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / d. Metaphor

7776	Metaphors just mean what their words literally mean [Davidson]

7777	We accept a metaphor when we see the sentence is false [Davidson]

7775	Understanding a metaphor is a creative act, with no rules [Davidson]