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| Relation-Theory A. Relation-Theory: takes belief to be a relation to internal objects (entities). Virtually all authors are against the assumption of thoughts as internal objects. See also intensional objects, intensions, propositional attitudes, mentalism. B. Relational Theory/Bigelow/Pargetter (Science and Necessity Cambridge University Press 1990 p55) assumes universals (e.g. sets, numbers, properties) and relations between them in order to explain the problem of quantities. See also change, motion, quantities, universals, Platonism, nominalism._____________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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| Bigelow, John | Relation-Theory | Bigelow | |
| Burge, Tyler | Relation-Theory | Burge | |
| Davidson, Donald | Relation-Theory | Davidson | |
| Fodor, Jerry | Relation-Theory | Fodor | |
| Prior, Arthur N. | Relation-Theory | Prior | |
| Schiffer, Stephen | Relation-Theory | Schiffer | |
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