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Against Propositionalism.
- Source :
- Nous; Sep2007, Vol. 41 Issue 3, p503-518, 16p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- ‘Propositionalism’ is the widely held view that all intentional mental relations—all intentional attitudes—are relations to propositions or something proposition-like. Paradigmatically, to think about the mountain is ipso facto to think that it is F, for some predicate ‘ F’. It seems, however, many intentional attitudes are not relations to propositions at all: Mary contemplates Jonah, adores New York, misses Athens, mourns her brother. I argue, following Brentano, Husserl, Church and Montague among others, that the way things seem is the way they are, and that propositionalism must be abandoned. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00294624
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Nous
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26260956
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0068.2007.00657.x