Force, content and the unity of the proposition / edited by Gabriele M. Mras and Michael Schmitz.

Other author Mras, Gabriele, editor.
Other author Schmitz, Michael (Assistant professor), editor.
Format Electronic
PublicationNew York, NY : Routledge, 2022.
Copyright Date©2022
Description1 online resource.
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SeriesRoutledge studies in contemporary philosophy
Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy. ^A529021
Contents Introduction Gabriele M. Mras and Michael Schmitz;Part I: Force, Content, and Unity; 1. Force and Content Charles Travis; 2. Force, Mood, and the Unity of the Proposition Maria van der Schaar; 3. Concept, Truth and the Unity of the Proposition Gabriele M. Mras; 4. Force, Content, and the Varieties of Unity Michael Schmitz; Part II: Force and Cancellation; 5. The Varieties of Cancellation Peter Hanks; 6. Entertaining as Simulation François Recanati; 7. Force Cancellation and Force Liberation Eleni Manolakaki; Part III: Force, Content, Truth, and Satisfaction; 8. Global Expressivism and the Puzzle of Truth-Apt Sentences Stephen Barker; 9. Preliminaries for a Speech-Act Theory of Imperative Content Christopher Hom and Jeremy Schwartz; 10. Force, Content and Translucent Self-Ascriptions Mitch Green; 11. On a Neglected Fregean Motive for Distinguishing Between Content and Force Mark Textor; 12. Truthmaking, Satisfaction and the Force-Content Distinction Friederike Moltmann
Abstract "This volume advances discussions between critics and defenders of the force-content distinction and opens new ways of thinking about force and speech acts in relation to the unity problem. The force-content dichotomy has shaped the philosophy of language and mind since the time of Frege and Russell. Isn't it obvious that, for example, the clauses of a conditional are not asserted and must therefore be something forceless only asserted through a proposition? Recently some philosophers have begun questioning this line of argument. How can a proposition be a unified truth-value bearer rather than just a mere list of words? They argue that the forceful act of a subject takes a position about how things are. The essays in this book address a variety of positions related to this lively debate. Force, Content, and the Unity of the Proposition will be of interest to researchers working in philosophy of language, philosophical logic, philosophy of mind, and linguistics"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 22, 2021).
Issued in other formPrint version: Force, content, and the unity of the proposition New York : Routledge, 2021 9780367561130
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