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D. Rynin (1905-2000), American philosopher. His major works include Meaning and Formation Rules (1949), Logical Positivism (1960), and The Concept of Explanation (1965). His fields of specialization were logical positivism, philosophy of language, and philosophy of science.
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Presuppositions: are silent assumptions, which are contained in utterances. These assumptions are suggested by the context or conventions. E.g. "All my children sleep" presupposes that I have children. (See A. von Stechow, "Schritte zur Satzsemantik", ww.sfs.uni-tuebingen.de/~astechow/Aufsaetze/Schritte.pdf (26.06.2006) p. 80)._____________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. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Geach, Peter | Presuppositions | Geach | |
Hungerland, Isabel C. | Presuppositions | Hungerland | |
Rynin, D. | Presuppositions | Rynin | |
Stechow, Arnim von | Presuppositions | Stechow | |
Strawson, Peter F. | Presuppositions | Strawson | |
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