Lexicon of Arguments

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V 93
Definition about/"aboutness"/Lewis: a proposition is about an object iff it applies in either or neither of any two worlds that match perfectly in terms of this subject.
>Intentionality, >Reference/Lewis >Proposition/Lewis, >Possible world/Lewis.
The other way around: just as well: two worlds fully coincide with respect to an object iff every proposition is true in both worlds or in none about this subject. E.g. a proposition that differentiates the two, cannot be about something that is the same in both worlds. There is no non-circular test for "aboutness" that does not refer to the language used. Therefore, "about" is not a fundamental concept. Also not "match in relation to".
>Basic concept, >Circular reasoning.

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