Superextension, Modal Assertability, and Hypothetical Discernibility:
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چکیده
We argue that Russell’s treatment of propositions containing non-existent denotations is the prelude a strategy for discerning predictive content any proposition with descriptions (and incomplete symbols), insofar as its indeterminacy classifiable possible extension. argue, further, theory propositional functions dedicated to explaining discernibility hypothetical propositions, through representing (what we call) superextension assertoric modal propositions. The truth thus paired second- order classification condition, expressing conjectural projected scope instantiation function; which in turn predicate. his non-pragmatic answer problem assertability unstable and uncertain conditions. It involves sophisticated thesis about complex contents, such those represented by analogical approximate (descriptions, fictions, etc.), classify more than one possibility different intensional contexts. will conclude this article testing assumption favors coherentist theory, seeing it admits conditions are super-mapped system, or derive from orders referential layers.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Cognitio
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1518-7187', '2316-5278']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.23925/2316-5278.2022v23i1:e58724