Lexicon of Arguments

 

Newen I 110
Multiple Statement Contents/Singular Terms/Names/Descriptions/Indicators/Perry/Newen/Schrenk:
Name/Content/Perry: Thesis: the content is always the designated object.
>Singular terms, >Objects, >Designation.
Informative Identity Sentences/Perry: it need not be possible to fully deal with the problem within the semantics.
Description/Perry: has an identifying condition as referential content that can be specified by the description.
>Descriptions.
Designatory Content: (of the description) is then the object. Semantics/Pragmatics/Perry/Newen/Schrenk: that way, even within the semantic pragmatic aspects become relevant (interpretation, use).
>Language use, >Semantics, >Pragmatics.
Perry: Thesis: there are multiple statement contents for descriptions and indicators.
>Indexicality, >Index words.
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Frank I 395f
Thought is not the same as content: it may be that I now believe that it is beautiful today, but tomorrow do not believe that it was nice yesterday. - Another thought, same content. Then the thought is not the informational content.
>Thoughts, >Information.

Hector-Neri Castaneda (1987b): Self-Consciousness, Demonstrative Reference,
and the Self-Ascription View of Believing, in: James E. Tomberlin (ed) (1987a): Critical Review of Myles Brand's "Intending and Acting", in: Nous 21 (1987), 45-55

James E. Tomberlin (ed.) (1986): Hector-Neri.Castaneda, (Profiles: An
International Series on Contemporary Philosophers and Logicians,
Vol. 6), Dordrecht 1986