Lexicon of Arguments

Philosophical and Scientific Issues in Dispute
 
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I XIV
Schiffer/early: ultimately we need a theory of content. - Block: reductionism helps nothing, if it has nothing to say about what has been reduced. - E.g. "worms without noses": does this have a language-independent content?
>Thinking wihout language, >Language and thought.
I 182
Mental content/Schiffer: there is no plausible theory of mental content. - Therefore Vs propositions as objects of belief. (VsRelation Theory).
>Relation theory, >Mental content, >Propositions, >Objects of belief, >Objects of thought.
I 233
SchifferVsDummett: if we subtract all the conditions for evidence that cannot be formulated in terms of observation or depend on indirect knowledge, then the identity conditions for the terms will no longer be the same.
>Identity conditions, >Observation, >Word meaning, >Expressions.
Therefore the direct verification conditions will not grasp the content.
>Verification conditions.

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