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The iterative solution to paradoxes for propositions.
- Source :
- Philosophical Studies; Jun2023, Vol. 180 Issue 5/6, p1623-1650, 28p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- This paper argues that we should solve paradoxes for propositions (such as the Russell–Myhill paradox) in essentially the same way that we solve Russellian paradoxes for sets. That is, the standard, iterative approach to sets is extended to include properties, and then the resulting hierarchy of sets and properties is used to construct propositions. Propositions on this account are structured in the sense of mirroring the sentences that express them, and they would seem to serve the needs of philosophers of language and metaphysicians who rely on such propositions. The resulting account has limitations, comparable to those faced by the iterative approach to sets, but it is argued to be in important ways preferable to others that have been proposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PARADOX
PHILOSOPHERS
PHILOSOPHY
METAPHYSICS
HIERARCHY (Linguistics)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00318116
- Volume :
- 180
- Issue :
- 5/6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Philosophical Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164307485
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-022-01901-7