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Definiteness: Definiteness in philosophy refers to the clear demarcation and definition of a concept or thing. It is about distinguishing something from other things and determining its specific properties and characteristics._____________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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Alfred Jules Ayer on Definiteness - Dictionary of Arguments
I 288 Determinateness/Ayer: defined by containment: that my shoes are blacc entails that they are not brown, but not vice versa - that I write entails that anybody writes, but not vice versa. Def Determinateness/Ayer: a statement is absolutely specific in L, if no statement can be made that contains this statement, without being included in it. - (>minimal/Chisholm). Then a hierarchy is constructible in L. Problem: you may make a statement beconme more specific, by connecting another with it. (>conjunction, >slingshot argument). I 289 > Big fact: expressed by a conjunction of all independent true statements._____________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. |
Ayer I Alfred J. Ayer "Truth" in: The Concept of a Person and other Essays, London 1963 In Wahrheitstheorien, Gunnar Skirbekk, Frankfurt/M. 1977 Ayer II Alfred Jules Ayer Language, Truth and Logic, London 1936 In Philosophie im 20. Jahrhundert, A. Hügli/P. Lübcke, Ayer III Alfred Jules Ayer "The Criterion of Truth", Analysis 3 (1935), pp. 28-32 In Theories of Truth, Paul Horwich, Aldershot 1994 |