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States of affairs: is an expression for something that can be represented by a sentence. See also facts, situations, actions, objects, states, atomic sentences, protocol sentences.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

 
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Uwe Meixner on States of Affairs - Dictionary of Arguments

I 74f
Facts/Meixner: the function expressed by "the opposite of a fact" is also a fact, but not a property. - So not every function is a property. - But every property is a function.
>Properties
, >Functions, >Function/Meixner, >Ontology.
I 125
Fact/Meixner: sum of all facts: fixed under all circumstances ((s) "everything", "everyone": fact in every possible world...).
Meixner: but the name of the sum does not fixedly denominate the same thing under all circumstances!
>Names of expressions, >Names.
I 129
Necessarily real/Meixner: there are necessarily real things, but not with the individuals, but among the facts - actuality is therefore relative to the circumstances.
>Circumstances, >Actuality, >Actualism, >Possibility/Mexiner,
>Individuals/Meixner, >Necessity, >Reality.
I 153
Names: of facts and propositions: that-expressions.
>That-sentences.
Name of a universal: means the property.
Name of the concept: means the concept (it cannot be possessed like a property).
>Concepts, cf. >"Doctrine of non-possession".

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Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.

Mei I
U. Meixner
Einführung in die Ontologie Darmstadt 2004


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