Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 66/67
Stimulus: here it is about stimuli, not rabbits! - (See also problems in relation to >forgery). - Verification by society.
>Gavagai.
I 67
Stimulus meaning: preliminary isolation of individual sentences for verification. VsCarnap: Advantage: distinction between the cases of unicorn and goblin is possible without preliminary decision on admissibility.
>Stimulus meaning.
I 81
Stimulus meaning: objective reality that the linguist needs. - Translation, not identity but approaching stimulus meaning. >Translation.
I 120f
Consistent sentences: stimulus meaning is more sparse - accordingly: stimulus synonymy less plumable. >VsAnalyticity.
I 126
Stimulus synonymy improved by socialization (agreement) - same goes for stimulus analyticity: But now: 2 + 2 = 4 on the same level as "There are black dogs" (>acceptability).
I 379
Stimuli are not intensional.
I 402
Existence: does not arise from the dichotomy individual thing-universal - it does not matter whether it exists. Equator, North Pole.
Linking with stimuli is a weak argument for primacy of physical objects, but makes terms accessible for all positions.
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II 57
QuineVsSensory qualities - people speak and do not think about their stimuli. - It is about stimulus and response.
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V 48f
Stimulus/Response/Quine: this (polar) contradiction is mitigated by the notion of perception similarity.
V 49
Truth similarity: includes auditory similarity of words.
Truth similarity: analysis ignores the different origins - stimulus reaction analysis does not.