Pickel, B. (2017) Are propositions essentially representational? Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 98(3), pp. 470-489. (doi: 10.1111/papq.12123)
Full text not currently available from Enlighten.
Abstract
Jeffrey King argues that nothing has truth conditions except by being taken to be true or false by rational agents. But – for good reason – King claims that propositions possess truth conditions essentially and intrinsically. I will argue that King cannot have both: if the truth conditions of a proposition depend on the reactions of rational agents, then the possession of truth conditions can't follow from the intrinsic nature or existence of the proposition. This leaves two options. Either, nothing can do the job that motivates positing propositions. Or, there is no need to explain what bestows a truth condition on a proposition.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Pickel, Dr Bryan |
| Authors: | Pickel, B. |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Journal Name: | Pacific Philosophical Quarterly |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0279-0750 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1468-0114 |
| Published Online: | 03 November 2015 |
University Staff: Request a correction | Enlighten Editors: Update this record
Deposit and Record Details
Deposit and Record Details