An Introduction to Philosophical Inquiry: Contemporary and Classical SourcesJoseph Margolis |
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... sentences are used . We talk of my statement , but of the English sentence ( if a sentence is mine , I coined it , but I do not coin statements ) . The same sentence is used in making different statements ( I say ' It is mine ' , you ...
... sentences are used . We talk of my statement , but of the English sentence ( if a sentence is mine , I coined it , but I do not coin statements ) . The same sentence is used in making different statements ( I say ' It is mine ' , you ...
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... sentence , and equally obviously in the case of many others , we cannot talk of the sentence being true or false , but only of its being used to make a true or false assertion , or ( if this is preferred ) to express a true or a false ...
... sentence , and equally obviously in the case of many others , we cannot talk of the sentence being true or false , but only of its being used to make a true or false assertion , or ( if this is preferred ) to express a true or a false ...
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... sentence , " The table is covered with books " , is significant , and every one knows what it means . But if I ask , “ What object is that sentence about ? " I am asking an absurd question - a question which cannot be asked about the ...
... sentence , " The table is covered with books " , is significant , and every one knows what it means . But if I ask , “ What object is that sentence about ? " I am asking an absurd question - a question which cannot be asked about the ...
Contents
PHILOSOPHICAL PERPLEXITY | 33 |
INTRODUCTION | 44 |
Religious Disputes | 99 |
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A. J. Ayer action analysis analytic answer argument ascribe assertion behaviour believe body called causal cause certainly character colour conceived concept consider definition denoting Descartes described distinction doubt effect empirical entity evidence evil example existence experience explanandum explanation expression fact false feel follows give given hand happen human Hylas idea identity implies inductive inference kind king of France knowledge language logical machine material thing mathematics matter meaning merely mind moral responsibility natural law necessary nominatum notion object observation occur P. F. Strawson pain particular perceived person Philonous philosophical phrase physical possible predicate pretending principle priori problem problem of evil proposition question reality reason reference regard relation Reply Obj seems sensations sense sense-data sentence someone sort soul speak statement suppose synonymy synthetic proposition theory thought Thrasymachus tion true truth Turing machine understand verified words