Propositionalism
The term propositionalism denotes philosophical positions that represent a realism with regard to propositions . Usually a distinction is made between the following positions according to their ontological claims:
- extreme or radical or strong propositionalism: propositions have an independent existence
- moderate propositionalism: propositions are necessary to e.g. B. to theoretically grasp the meaning of linguistic sentences, but do not exist independently
- Antipropositionalism: Propositions are not necessary to do justice to any phenomena that require explanation and do not exist either
A strong propositionalism was worked out by Bernard Bolzano , for example .
Individual evidence
- ↑ See the Hamburg dissertation by Markus Textor. Bolzano's propositionalism . Sources and studies on philosophy 41, De Gruyter , Berlin 1996, ISBN 9783110811544 .
literature
- G. Nuchelmans: Art. Proposition , in HWPh Vol. 7 (1989), 1508-25.