The Diversity of Meaning

A. N. Prior analysans analytic truth argued argument assertion calculus causal conceived concept of meaning confirmation context Cretan culture culture-sentence culture-words deducible deductive system domain of discourse empty universe English equivalent evidence exclude exist expression extensional fact false formal logic Frege Frege's function Hence hypothesis identity imply indirect discourse inference J. S. Mill jure theory kind language language-sentences language-words linguistic logical formulas logical grammar logical truth logicians ment modal modal logic Morning Star natural necessity object occurs ordinary P. F. Strawson paradox particular perhaps physically necessary precisification premisses principle priori truths problem propositional propositional calculus purposes quantification theory quantifiers question Quine reference relevant remark rules saying saying-sentence scientific sense sentence speech substitution such-and-such suppose temporal theorem thesis timeless tion translation true statement truth-functional truth-value universe of discourse usage utterance utterance-sentence vagueness valid W. V. Quine word-use words