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Forces: A. In physics, a force is an influence that can change an object's velocity, i.e., to accelerate. Forces are vector quantities, meaning they have both magnitude and direction. - B. In philosophy the discussion ist often about the assertive force. Gottlob Frege argued that assertive force is an essential part of the meaning of a sentence, but that it is distinct from the truth conditions of the sentence. The truth conditions of a sentence determine whether it is true or false, while the assertive force determines what the speaker is doing by uttering the sentence. See also Truth conditions, Meaning, Assertions, Speech acts._____________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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Gestalt Psychology on Forces - Dictionary of Arguments
Gärdenfors I 147 Forces/Movement/Change/Gestalt Psychology/Gärdenfors: M. Johnson 1987((1) presents a series of "preconceptual gestalts" for force. They correspond to image schemas, but here forces are a basic organizational feature rather than spatial relations. For example, "constraint", "blockade", "counterforce", "detour", "removal of hurdles", "enabling", "attraction". Cf. >Gestalt Psychology, >Gestalt Theory. 1. M. Johnson (1987). The body in the mind. pp. 45-48._____________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. |
Gestalt Psychology Gä I P. Gärdenfors The Geometry of Meaning Cambridge 2014 |