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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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Gareth Evans on Validity - Dictionary of Arguments
II 201f Structurally valid/Davidson: inferences which involve only truth theory plus translation rules without truth conditions? II 204 Inference-patterns are the same for object language and meta language . Structurally valid: A: if truth is defined directly: for each set S and S*, S and S* is true if and only if S is true and S* is true. 205 II B: if truth is not defined directly: if F (S) is a sentence in the fragment that is mapped to S, through the translation rules, then S1, ... Sn-1 formally include Sn, if and only if F (S 1), ... F (n-1 formally include F (Sn) ._____________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. |
EMD II G. Evans/J. McDowell Truth and Meaning Oxford 1977 Evans I Gareth Evans "The Causal Theory of Names", in: Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society, Suppl. Vol. 47 (1973) 187-208 In Eigennamen, Ursula Wolf, Frankfurt/M. 1993 Evans II Gareth Evans "Semantic Structure and Logical Form" In Truth and Meaning, G. Evans/J. McDowell, Oxford 1976 Evans III G. Evans The Varieties of Reference (Clarendon Paperbacks) Oxford 1989 |
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