Lexicon of Arguments

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I 54
Intensional Language/Intensional/Cresswell: we need them to be able to talk about whether our physical theory is about our world - or whether our theory T is talking about the same world we are talking about.
>Reference, >Theories, >Observation language, >Theory language, >Theoretical terms.
I 55
VsAtomism: this one believed in translatability in theory language.
Cresswell: we keep the everyday language - (in the first order of theory).
>Everyday language.
Intensional model: with N-operator - expresses the fact that some truths are necessary.
((s) N = necessary.
I 56
The main motive for this was that we want to embed the intensional model of the theory T into an intensional language without assuming more basic entities than T assumes.
>Theoretical entities, >Ontology.
I 92
Predicate/intensional interpretation: here a predicate is a function of things on sets of possible worlds.
((s) This makes it possible for someone not to believe synonym expressions as synonymous).
>Predicates, >Predication, >Possible worlds.

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