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| Reasons: In contrast to (physical) causes, reasons are the result of a conscious or unconscious weighing of alternatives._____________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. W. Collins on Reasons - Dictionary of Arguments
Cresswell II 157 Sentence/reason/mental object/Collins/Cresswell (Collins 1979(1), 225f) These: Sentences ("Causes") are mental particulars. >Compositionality, >Mental objects. Problem: everything that can have a >truth value must be a >universal. 1. A.W. Collins (1979). Could our beliefs be representations in our brains? The Journal of Philosophy._____________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. |
Cr I M. J. Cresswell Semantical Essays (Possible worlds and their rivals) Dordrecht Boston 1988 Cr II M. J. Cresswell Structured Meanings Cambridge Mass. 1984 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27