Posted by alexandra_k on February 10, 2005, at 13:40:42
In reply to Re: quick thought..., posted by sunny10 on February 10, 2005, at 12:33:32
Ha! (Good point)
Well, people have been trying to work out the nature of things such as these for centuries:
reality
truth
beliefs
propositions (utterances)
meaningsWhen we ask 'what is x's real nature' then we are sort of looking for a definition - but most often different peoples use the term in slightly different ways depending on which theory of the term they accept.
So in the process of questioning you can drag out what it is that someone means by the term.
Then you can look at whether the theory works or not.
I should say less of what I think and try to understand what you guys are saying more.
Sorry.
(I am learning - see?)
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