Sentence theories of truth, meaningless sentences and untrue sentences
By sentence theory I just mean a theory of truth carriers that implies that some sentences are true or some are false. Not necessarily a monist sentence theory (=theory that…
By sentence theory I just mean a theory of truth carriers that implies that some sentences are true or some are false. Not necessarily a monist sentence theory (=theory that…
It seems to me that the formulas: 1. ◊P 2. (∃x)(Fx) and: 3. □P 4. (∀x)(Fx) are quite similar, if we translate the modal propositional ones into PWS. Here is…
I once thought of a bridge scenario. It went like this: There is a bridge. Someone, a man, wants to find out whether it will break down in the future.…
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'.…
Interpretation I earlier wrote of the logical interpretation of subjects.1 There I suggested, following Russell, that the subject of a descriptive, active, meaningful (DAM) sentence should be interpreted as an…
Abstract I invent and explore a terminology about degrees of sentences, I explore how to negate sentences and sentence parts in english, I distinguish between verbs that can be used…
Consider this set of propositions: P1. The sentence “The current king of France is bald.” expresses a proposition. P2. The sentence “The current king of France is not bald.” expresses…
I have encountered the following problem a couple of times. This problem is this: When formalizing something in predicate logic, the predicate uses propositions as variables.1 We may refer to…
I could write a long detailed review but it is entirely unneeded. This book is without doubt the most enlightening book that I have ever read about logic, and it…
Possible Worlds quote: “In the second place, the concept of conjunction can be conveyed without using any sentence connective whatever. One way - indeed one of the commonest of all…