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| Existence, philosophy, logic: the fact that there is something to which properties can be attributed. That does not mean that something has to be given immediately or can be perceived by the senses. See also ontology, properties, predicates, existence statements, realism, quantification, ascription._____________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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P. Hungerland on Existence - Dictionary of Arguments
I 312 Existence/Hungerland: the talk about "the S" does not require that there should be only one S in the world! Rather, there should only be one S to which I refer in context. Correct/wrong/HungerlandVsStrawson: Stawson would have to show that Shakespeare was wrong: e.g. Macbeth: "Is that a dagger what I see before me?" Strawson: saying that "the S is P" presupposes the existence of an S!_____________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. |
Hungerland I Isabel C. Hungerland Contextual Implication, Inquiry, 3/4, 1960, pp. 211-258 In Handlung, Kommunikation, Bedeutung, Georg Meggle, Frankfurt/M. 1979 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19