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Recent Work on Propositions
Article first published online: 31 MAR 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00208.x
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Hanks, P. (2009), Recent Work on Propositions. Philosophy Compass, 4: 469–486. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00208.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 27 MAY 2009
- Article first published online: 31 MAR 2009
- Philosophy Compass 4/3 (2009): 469–486, 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00208.x
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Abstract
Propositions, the abstract, truth-bearing contents of sentences and beliefs, continue to be the focus of healthy debates in philosophy of language and metaphysics. This article is a critical survey of work on propositions since the mid-90s, with an emphasis on newer work from the past decade. Topics to be covered include a substitution puzzle about propositional designators, two recent arguments against propositions, and two new theories about the nature of propositions.