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| Forces - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments | |||
| 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. | |||
| Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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| Armstrong, David M. | Forces | Armstrong, David M. | |
| Attachment Theory | Forces | Attachment Theory | |
| Bigelow, John | Forces | Bigelow, John | |
| Cartwright, Nancy | Forces | Cartwright, Nancy | |
| Danto, Arthur C. | Forces | Danto, Arthur C. | |
| Davidson, Donald | Forces | Davidson, Donald | |
| Dennett, Daniel | Forces | Dennett, Daniel | |
| Dilthey, Wilhelm | Forces | Dilthey, Wilhelm | |
| Droysen, Johann Gustav | Forces | Droysen, Johann Gustav | |
| Dummett, Michael E. | Forces | Dummett, Michael E. | |
| Gärdenfors, Peter | Forces | Gärdenfors, Peter | |
| Geach, Peter | Forces | Geach, Peter T. | |
| Gestalt Psychology | Forces | Gestalt Psychology | |
| Hegel, G.W.F. | Forces | Hegel, G.W.F. | |
| Leibniz, G.W. | Forces | Leibniz, G.W. | |
| Marr, David | Forces | Marr, David | |
| McDowell, John | Forces | McDowell, John | |
| Psychological Theories | Forces | Psychological Theories | |
| Ranke, Leopold von | Forces | Ranke, Leopold von | |
| Russell, Bertrand | Forces | Russell, Bertrand | |
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