Lexicon of Arguments

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I 22
Frege distinguishes between sense and force: between the thought and the force associated with its expression. >Speech act theory/Dummett.
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III (b) 49/50
Assertive force/Frege: the assertive force is an aspect of meaning, but does not determine the truth conditions.
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III (e) 206
Assertive force/Frege/Dummett: Distinction sentence sense/force: the latter determines whether something is a question, a command, etc. The force determines the conventional significance of the utterance in relation to the relevant facts. Depending on whether it is desired, commanded, questioned, etc.
The force is indispensable for a systematic theory of meaning.
Then it is even secondary whether one has grasped the meaning correctly.
Def Sentence sense/Frege/Dummett: Part of the meaning of the sentence, what question, command, etc. have in common. >Assertive force.

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