Questions tagged [propositions]
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Why are there so many different opinions of categorical propositions?
I'm reading into categorical propositions and there seems to be lots of different opinions on what they are, and what their existential import is.
Why are there so many different variations? Shouldn't Aristotle's original definitions be fine as they…
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Difference between a sentence and a proposition in philosophy
Explain and illustrate the difference between a sentence and a proposition in philosophy
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If we assume that principles are the simplest propositions that can be said about an object, can they coherently be rejected?
An argument for some sort of 'principles' in the Aristotelian sense is as follows:
1.) If we can think something about something, we must be able to think at least the most simple of propositions about such things.
2.) Since it is self-contradictory…
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Why is questioning everything around us so important?
I've heard something disturbing from my friend. He said he's grateful to his father because his father taught him to question everything that was around us.
Why is this so important?
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Is saying "I propose that..." expressing a proposition or not?
i'm trying to find out how to accurately express propositions, but i can't find the right words. If i say something like... "I propose that the detective was bias.", does this make sense as expressing a proposition i.e. the "I propose that ____" is…
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