Philosophy Dictionary of ArgumentsHome
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| Question: a sentence within a communication context that requires one or more further sentences (see also answers). The question in many languages is characterized by a slightly altered word position, as opposed to the corresponding sentence, as well as an attached or pre-set symbol (question symbol). A response is not guaranteed and does not have to be done so that a question retains its form and content. See also statements, commands, sentences, speech act theory._____________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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Charles Leonard Hamblin on Questions - Dictionary of Arguments
Fraassen I 139 Question/C. L. Hamblin (1958)(1) Thesis: A question is clearly identified by its responses. Fraassen: that can be regarded as a simplifying hypothesis similar to the propositions. >Propositions, >Answers. Then is Definition question/Hamblin/Fraassen: the amount of possible answers. But it is not the disjunction of direct answers. >Disjunction. Otherwise we could undoubtedly no longer distinguish following different questions E.g. Is the cat on the mat? a) The cat is on the mat. b) The cat is not on the mat. Direct response: repeats the question. 1. C. L. Hamblin (1958) Questions. Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 36(3): 159–168._____________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. |
Hambl I C. L. Hamblin Elementary Formal Logic London 1967 Fr I B. van Fraassen The Scientific Image Oxford 1980 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27