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Terminology: This section explains special features of the language used by the individual authors. _____________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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H. Wessel on Terminology - Dictionary of Arguments
I 215f Existence burden/Wessel: elementary predicative statements can only be true if their subjects exist - existence burden only useful if the corresponding statement is true -> characteristic "e": If A is true, then A is burdened existentially, means: statement A has "Characteristic e" - Characteristic n: "If A is true, then A is not existentially burdened"- tautologies: Characteristic n (always true) - contradictions: always Characteristic e - statements about the follow-up relationship always have Chararacteristic e because they are elementary predicative statements._____________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. |
Wessel I H. Wessel Logik Berlin 1999 |