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| Relations, philosophy: relations are that what can be discovered or produced in objects or states when compared to other objects or other states with regard to a selected property. For example, dimensional differences between objects A and B, which are placed into a linguistic order with the expression "larger" or "smaller" as a link, are determinations of relations which exist between the objects. Identity or equality is not accepted as a relation by most authors. See also space, time, order, categories, reflexivity, symmetry, transitivity._____________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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A. Prior on Relations - Dictionary of Arguments
I 63 Relation-in-extension/Prior: two-digit predicates can be associated in the same manner with relation-in-extension - E.g. Both: being-father-and-mother-of is not the same as both: be-greater-and-smaller-than but when the corresponding "relation-in-extension" are the same. I 111 Relation: Richard thinks of Joan": this is a relation (also a sentence about two people). But "Richard thinks that p": this is no relation. E.g. to think: "someone is next door" this is no relation to anyone - (also not, when someone makes the thought come true). >Reference, >Relation theory. Thinking needs no object. >Objects of thought, >Objects of belief I 114 Thinking/Prior: needs no object: E.g. "someone is next door": no relation to someone. - In the sense of "about" (about, aboutness). >"About"/Prior. E.g. someone has stolen my pencil "until I realize that I have lost it. Solution/Prior: thinking - "of" one can think of something arbitrary, non-existent (or "of", "of", (later Vs). - But not thinking- "about". >Unicorn-example). "Of", "about" is ambiguous: I can also think that I think something of x and later learn that x does not exist, but that does not stop my thinking. >Non-existence. Prior: but not difference "thinking in general" and "content". >Content. Variant: "if I believe in the existence of x, I can think something of x": Vs: then someone who does not believe in it, cannot think that I think something of x. I 136 Relation/Prior: belief is no relation, otherwise relation to Cicero = relation to Tullius - real relations have converses. >Converse._____________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. |
Pri I A. Prior Objects of thought Oxford 1971 Pri II Arthur N. Prior Papers on Time and Tense 2nd Edition Oxford 2003 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19