Narrow domain: "now" will become "then".
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Now: The now is the present moment, or the moment that is currently happening. It is the only moment that we can experience directly, and it is the only moment that we have any control over. See also Time, Past, Present, Future, Experience, Events._____________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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M.J. Cresswell on Now - Dictionary of Arguments
II 126 "Now"/Cresswell: analogous to the case of "I". Narrow domain: "now" will become "then". "here"/Cresswell: Problem: "persons coordinates" could cause an infinite list because of the context-dependence. Cresswell: instead, I use properties of utterances. (1973a(1), pp. 110-119). ((s)( Utterances are situation-dependent.) >Utterances, >Speaker meaning, >Index words, >Context-dependence. 1. Cresswell, M. J. (1973). Logics and Languages. London: Methuen._____________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. |
Cr I M. J. Cresswell Semantical Essays (Possible worlds and their rivals) Dordrecht Boston 1988 Cr II M. J. Cresswell Structured Meanings Cambridge Mass. 1984 |