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General validity: A. within a calculus a formula that is satisfied by any interpretation (variable assignment with expressions for objects) is valid. See also satisfaction, satisfiability, interpretation.
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Validity For Jürgen Habermas, validity refers to the normative standards underlying communicative actions. It involves claims to truth (objective reality), rightness (moral norms), and sincerity (subjective intentions). These validity claims are assessed through rational discourse, aiming for mutual understanding and consensus, forming the basis of his theory of communicative action._____________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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Robert Stalnaker on Validity - Dictionary of Arguments
I 148 Validity/expressiveness/modal/quantification/Stalnaker: the validity of the generalization schema is unlike the identity scheme. >Generality, >Generalization. It depends on limitations of the expressiveness of the extensional theory. If the language is richer, some new instances will be no theorems. >Extensions, >Extensionality, >Expressivivity, >Expressibility, >Richness._____________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. |
Stalnaker I R. Stalnaker Ways a World may be Oxford New York 2003 |
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