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| General validity: within a calculus a formula that is satisfied by any interpretation (variable assignment with expressions for objects) is valid. See also satisfaction, satisfiability, interpretation._____________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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G. Evans on Validity - Dictionary of Arguments
II 201f Structurally valid/Davidson: inferences which involve only truth theory plus translation rules without truth conditions? II 204 Inference-patterns are the same for object language and meta language . Structurally valid: A: if truth is defined directly: for each set S and S*, S and S* is true if and only if S is true and S* is true. 205 II B: if truth is not defined directly: if F (S) is a sentence in the fragment that is mapped to S, through the translation rules, then S1, ... Sn-1 formally include Sn, if and only if F (S 1), ... F (n-1 formally include F (Sn) ._____________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. |
EMD II G. Evans/J. McDowell Truth and Meaning Oxford 1977 Evans I Gareth Evans "The Causal Theory of Names", in: Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Suppl. Vol. 47 (1973) 187-208 In Eigennamen, Ursula Wolf, Frankfurt/M. 1993 Evans II Gareth Evans "Semantic Structure and Logical Form" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 Evans III G. Evans The Varieties of Reference (Clarendon Paperbacks) Oxford 1989 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18