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Active: from the perspective of an agent. The passive form of the corresponding verb does not lead to a change in the meaning of the verb._____________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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Peter Geach on Active/passive - Dictionary of Arguments
I 41 Active/passive/Geach: we must avoid an incorrect alignment with the distinction transitive/intransitive. Transitive: e.g.,see, know, love: quite different from intransitive: indicating that something has been changed. I 90 Active/passive/Geach: "Smith is shaving Smith": there is a big difference: to shave Smith or to be shaved by him. >Transitivity, >Actions, >States, >Change, >Verbs, >Predicates, >Grammar._____________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. |
Gea I P.T. Geach Logic Matters Oxford 1972 |