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Statement: once a statement is made the utterer is committed to it. In contrast to this, a sentence can be thought of as a string of symbols that is no statement. See also Assertions, Sentences, Utterances, Judgments._____________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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Moritz Schlick on Statements - Dictionary of Arguments
I 91f Facts/propositions/HempelVsSchlick: facts and propositions cannot be compared with each other - propositions can only be compared with propositions. >Facts, >Propositions. >Coherence theory. SchlickVsHempel: statements (here = propositions) may well be compared with the reality. - E.g. "this cathedral has two towers" - with the cathedral. >Comparisons, >Comparability, >Description levels, >Levels (Order)._____________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. |
Schlick I Moritz Schlick "Facts and Propositions" Analysis 2 (1935) pp. 65-70 In Theories of Truth, Paul Horwich, 1994 Schlick II M. Schlick General Theory of Knowledge 1985 |