Lexicon of Arguments

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Horwich I 111
Semantics/Tarski: has to do with relations between expressions of a language and objects. - Semantic terms are designations (= denotation), satisfaction and definition.
>Denotation/Tarski, >Satisfaction/Tarski, >Definitions/Tarski.
Horwich I 132
Semantics/Science/Tarski: Semantics sometimes has a function in science - e.g. when it comes to the concept of causality. - Then semantics is part of the methodology. - Even when it comes to assertibility conditions/acceptability conditions.(1)
>Causality, >Causal relation, >Assertibility, >Assertibility conditions.

1. A. Tarski, The semantic Conceptions of Truth, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 4, pp. 341-75

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Skirbekk I 146
Semantic: refers to statements.
Satisfaction, designation: refers to objects.(2)

2. A.Tarski, „Die semantische Konzeption der Wahrheit und die Grundlagen der Semantik“ (1944) in: G. Skirbekk (ed.) Wahrheitstheorien, Frankfurt 1996

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