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| Disjunction: linking two or more statements by an inclusive "or". The disjunction is only false when all disjuncts are false. Notation v. See also adjunction, alternation, conjunction, compound sentences._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Bas van Fraassen on Disjunction - Dictionary of Arguments
I 127 Contrast-class/Bromberger/Explanation/Fraassen: E.g. why (it is the case that) P in contrast to (other elements of) X? X: Contrast-Class:set of alternatives. P may belong to X or not - e.g. why this temperature instead of another? - ((s)> disjunctive predicates). E.g. Why is this person suffering from paresis - because previously Syphilis. Why from this syphilis patient: here there is no answer. Individual/Fraassen: is never explained - only qua event of a certain type. >Individual causation. VsContrast class: dos not exclude irrelevance. Still a problem: asymmetry: e.g. length of the shadow. >Asymmetry._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Fr I B. van Fraassen The Scientific Image Oxford 1980 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27