P3: U2, M1 Flashcards
What are the 5 types of sentences
Interrogative, Imperative, Expletive, Exclamatory, Declarative
It is the type of sentence used to assert knowledge claims
Declarative
The linguistic bearer of knowledge claims
Proposition or statement
A sentence is made up of
words
A statement is made up of
concepts
Statements make up
arguments
Concepts and statements are called
constructs
These do not exist in time and space
constructs
How do we analyze the truth value of statements?
reality, state of affairs, and use of declarative sentance
3 Principles in Analysis of Thought
Identity, Non-contradiction, excluded middle
If a statement is true, then it is true
Identity
This means that the truth-value of a statement is ____ over time
stable
A statement cannot both be true and false at the same time and in the same respect
non-contradiction
Statements that can be both false but cannot both be true
inconsistency
When one statement is false, the other must be true and vice versa, this relationship is called
truth functional
A statement can have only two truth values, either it is true or it is false and nothing else
excluded middle
The principle of excluded middle does not apply with ____
empirical statements
Among the numerous uses of language, there is one very important use, that is, using a declarative sentence to ___ or ___ something in the world
assert or deny
when you assert or deny something in the world you have make a ____
knowledge claims
According to the current convention among logicians the linguistic bearer of knowledge claims is either
proposition or statements
There is a consensus among philosophers of language that sentences could not be the bearer of truth or falsehood because a single sentence may contain two or more ____
concept
A ___ can be expressed by different words or terms in the same language game or in different languages
statement
An argument is made up of ____ that can be either true or false and not ____ that is neither true of false
statements, sentences
this method is the fountain head of many theories in philosophy. If the truth value of knowledge claim is determined by appealing to something external
non-verbal reality
