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States: A. In physics, a state is a complete description of a physical system at a given time. This description includes all of the system's physical properties, such as its position, momentum, and energy. See also Systems, Energy, Motion, Process/Flux. - B. In philosophy, the discussion goes about mental states such as beliefs, desires, and sensations, as well as physical states such as brain activity. See also Mental states, Brain states, Sensations, Desires, Beliefs, Thoughts._____________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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Barry Taylor on States - Dictionary of Arguments
II 277 Total State/Total Fact/Barry Taylor: (postulated from L to I): each subset of S*. Actual total state: contains the atomic facts of the total state that exist. >Facts, >Totality, >Atomic fact, >Atomic sentence, >Atomism._____________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. |
EconTayl I John Brian Taylor Discretion Versus Policy Rules in Practice 1993 Taylor III Lance Taylor Central Bankers, Inflation, and the Next Recession, in: Institute for New Economic Thinking (03/09/19), URL: http://www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives/blog/central-bankers-inflation-and-the-next-recession 9/3/2019 TaylorB II Barry Taylor "States of Affairs" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 TaylorCh I Charles Taylor The Language Animal: The Full Shape of the Human Linguistic Capacity Cambridge 2016 |