Sujet : Re: Can there be a truth without a truthmaker?
De : richard (at) *nospam* damon-family.org (Richard Damon)
Groupes : comp.theory sci.logicDate : 06. Apr 2024, 13:05:29
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On 4/6/24 12:44 AM, olcott wrote:
On 4/5/2024 8:26 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 18:57:44 -0500, olcott wrote:
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There are only two kinds of truth:
(a) Analytic truth where expressions of language are true on the basis
of their meaning. Example: "All dogs are animals."
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(b) Empirical truth, expressions of language that rely on sense data
from the sense organs. Example: "There is a dog in my living room right
now."
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Which kind of truth is that statement?
Everything that can be encoded using language is analytic.
THen why is "There is a dog in my living room right now" not "Analytic"?
Isn't that "Encoded using language"?
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