Lexicon of Arguments

 

VI 394
Understanding/truth conditions/Dummett/Putnam: Dummett and I both agree that you cannot treat understanding as knowledge of the truth conditions.
>Understanding/Dummett, >Truth conditions.
Putnam: a theory of understanding cannot be the whole meaning theory.
>Meaning theory.
VI 400
But this only works with a verificationistic approach of understanding. Not with a truth conditional approach. Therefore, the use is already explained.
>Verificationism, >Verification, >Truth-conditional semantics.
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V 38ff
Understanding/Putnam: the phenomena do not constitute understanding, but rather the ability to apply sentences. Understanding is not an event ((s) otherwise it would be lost in the next moment). Putnam: understanding is a skill. Imagination does not help to use sentences correctly. No amount of mental images is constitutive or necessary for understanding.
>Imagination.
V 175
Truth/understanding/Tarski/Putnam: problem: we do not understand what it means to understand "snow is white". We do not know what standards the other creates for truth.
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I (a) 31
Understanding/PutnamVsCarnap: understanding is not merely knowledge. Also, the right relationship with excellent situations is necessary. (> Causal theory of reference, Causal theory of knowledge).