Grammar constrains acts of predication

被引：3
作者：
Hodgson, Thomas [1 ]
机构：
[1] Shanxi Univ, Sch Philosophy & Sociol, Taiyuan, Peoples R China
来源：
INQUIRY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY | 2021年
关键词：
act types; ambiguity; grammar; propositions; meaning; PROPOSITIONS; FINENESS;
D O I：
10.1080/0020174X.2021.1990793
中图分类号：
B82 [伦理学（道德学）];
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摘要：
Bave has argued that act-type theories of propositions entail unwanted ambiguity of sentences such as 'Donald loves Joan'. King has argued that act-type theories of propositions entail an unwanted abundance of propositions. I reply that a version of the act-type theory can avoid these objections. The key idea is that grammar constrains the acts that can be performed by the utterance of a sentence. I present enough of the details of this version of the act-type theory to show how it can be used to respond to Bave's and King's objections. I conclude that this is a promising way to develop the act-type theory of propositions.
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