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Outline of a Nominalist Theory of Propositions

An Essay in the Theory of Meaning and in the Philosophy of Logic

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  • © 1980

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  1. Paul Gochet

    1. Department of Philosophy, State University of Liège, Belgium

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Part of the book series: Synthese Library (SYLI, volume 98)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 1-14

  3. The Criterion of Ontological Commitment

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 15-33

  4. The Syntactic Approach

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 34-44

  5. A Semantic Definition of Proposition in Terms of Truth and Falsity

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 45-59

  6. The Pragmatic Definition of Proposition in Terms of Assertion or Assertability

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 60-72

  7. The Nature of Facts

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 73-86

  8. The Proposition in Terms of Belief

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 87-100

  9. Propositions as Meanings of Sentences

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 101-123

  10. An Attempt at a New Solution for the Enigma of the Meaning of False Sentences

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 124-130

  11. The Identification Criterion for Propositions

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 131-148

  12. Propositions and Indirect Discourse

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 149-184

  13. Conclusion

    • Paul Gochet
    Pages 185-192

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 193-212
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1. IMPORTANCE OF THE SUBJECT In 1900, in A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leihniz, Russell made the following assertion: "That all sound philosophy should begin with an analysis of propositions is a truth too evident, perhaps, to demand a proof". 1 Forty years later, the interest aroused by this notion had not decreased. C. J. Ducasse wrote in the Journal of Philosophy: "There is perhaps no question more basic for the theory of knowledge than that of the nature of 2 propositions and their relations to judgments, sentences, facts and inferences". Today, the great number of publications on the subject is proof that it is still of interest. One of the problems raised by propositions, the problem of deter­ mining whether propositions, statements or sentences are the primary bearers of truth and falsity, is even in the eyes of Bar-Hillel, "one of the major items that the future philosophy oflanguage will have to discuss". 3 gave a correct summary of the situation when he wrote in his Ph. Devaux Russell (1967): Since Peano and Schroder who, in fact, adhered more faithfully to Boole's logic of classes, the logical and epistemological status of the proposition together with its analysis have not ceased to be the object of productive philosophical controversies. And especially so since the establishment of contemporary symbolic logic, the foundations 4 of which have been laid out by Russell and Whitehead. * 2.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, State University of Liège, Belgium

    Paul Gochet

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Outline of a Nominalist Theory of Propositions

  • Book Subtitle: An Essay in the Theory of Meaning and in the Philosophy of Logic

  • Authors: Paul Gochet

  • Series Title: Synthese Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8949-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1980

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1031-4Published: 31 March 1980

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-8951-1Published: 12 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-8949-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0166-6991

  • Series E-ISSN: 2542-8292

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 212

  • Topics: Philosophy of Science

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