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Mention philosophy: the mention of linguistic objects must be distinguished from their use. This distinction is sometimes difficult when symbols are partly used and partly mentioned within logical formulas. One simple case of a mention of a word or phrase is the quote. See also object language, metalanguage, quote, reference, occurrence, type, token._____________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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Benson Mates on Mention - Dictionary of Arguments
I 36 Mention /use/Mates: the distinction implies a distinction between names and what they name. >Naming, >Use, >Levels/order, >Levels of Description, cf. >Metalanguage, >Object language. Quotes/Mates: their omission means that we do not speak the name of on the subject and. >Quotation marks/Mates, >Quotes. Implicit quotation marks: E.g. the first name of Mrs. Luxewmburg was Rosa. - E.g. a name (description) that contains the object: "Russell’s name". >Names, >Names of expressions, >Names of sentences, >Descriptions._____________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. |
Mate I B. Mates Elementare Logik Göttingen 1969 Mate II B. Mates Skeptical Essays Chicago 1981 |