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<p>A frequent criticism of Richard Vallee’s “pluri-propositionalism” is that it multiplies propositions beyond necessity. I argue that this criticism, recently voiced by Robert Stanton and Arthur Sullivan, is based in misconceptions about propositions are and how they help us classify utterances and the mental states and events that lead to them, relying for the most part on extended discussions of examples.</p>
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A frequent criticism of Richard Vallee’s “pluri-propositionalism” is that it multiplies propositions beyond necessity. I argue that this criticism, recently voiced by Robert Stanton and Arthur Sullivan, is based in misconceptions about propositions are and how they help us classify utterances and the mental states and events that lead to them, relying for the most part on extended discussions of examples.

Propositions, Representations and Pluri-Propositionalism

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A frequent criticism of Richard Vallee’s “pluri-propositionalism” is that it multiplies propositions beyond necessity. I argue that this criticism, recently...

Propositions, Representations and Pluri-Propositionalism

Published Online: Feb 15, 2023

Page range: 257 - 269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2022-0013

Keywords
cognitive significance, pluri-propositionalism, proposition, representations, singular terms

© 2022 John Perry, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Propositions, Representations and Pluri-Propositionalism

Published Online: Feb 15, 2023

Page range: 257 - 269

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2022-0013

Keywordscognitive significance, pluri-propositionalism, proposition, representations, singular terms

© 2022 John Perry, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
cognitive significance, pluri-propositionalism, proposition, representations, singular terms