Sentences as secondary truth bearers in a pluralistic proposition theory
It seems to me that monist sentence theories are too implausible, but might it not nonetheless be the case that some sentences are true/false? In this essay I will discuss…
Truth bearers
The truth bearers are the kind of entities that have the property true. It is thought that it is the same kind of entities that have the property false too.…
The sentence theory of truth bearers – the problem of ambiguity
I think there are numerous problems with the sentence theory of truth bearers. Here I will touch on one problem, that is, the problem of ambiguity. I start by assuming…
Psychological and epistemic certainty
A rewrite of an earlier article "two kinds of certainty". - A quick explanation of two types of certainty that people tend to confuse. Psychological certainty The first is the…
“Stop raping language!”
I love when people use the phrase "Stop raping language!". It's a bloody inconsistent performative.
Work in progress…
As it can be seen, the blog has been divided into an english and a danish section. This is the english section. I'm in the progress of removing danish language…
“More desirable” and “less undesirable”
“In sharp contrast, men more than women tended to rate egoistic dominant acts as more socially desirable, including “Managing to get one's own way,” “Flattering to get one's own way,”…
Quote: George Burns
"There will always be a conflict between the sexes because men and women want different things. Men want women and women want men." (Quoted in David M. Buss, Evolutionary Psychology,…
Stephen Law and Nigel Warburton's "Five Questions About Clarity"
This essay on clarity is great and short. Read it.
Quote: "jeeprs"
Discussing logic at PhilosophyForum.com (my new forum of choice soon to be): "My only other observation at this point is the degree of difficulty associated with the notion of 'objectivity'.…
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