| Form and Content: Form is the structure or arrangement of something, while content is the substance or meaning of something. In other words, form is how something is said, while content is what is said. The form/content distinction is neglected today in favor of an inside/outside distinction. See also Form, Content, Conceptual content, Empirical content, Thoughts, Thought objects, Way of givenness, Intensions, Propositions, Meaning, Sense, Exterior/interior._____________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. |
