Attributing Properties
نویسنده
چکیده
The paper deals with the semantics and ontology of ordinary discourse about properties. The main focus lies on the following thesis: A simple predication of the form ‘a is F’ is synonymous with the corresponding explicit property-attribution ‘a has F-ness’. An argument against this Synonymy Thesis is put forth which is based on the thesis that simple predications and property-attributions differ in their conditions of understanding. In defending the argument, the paper accounts for the way in which we come to adopt the conceptual framework of properties.
منابع مشابه
Modelling Discourse in STAG: Subordinate Conjunctions and Attributing Phrases
We propose a new model in STAG syntax and semantics for subordinate conjunctions (SubConjs) and attributing phrases – attitude/reporting verbs (AVs; believe, say) and attributing prepositional phrase (APPs; according to). This model is discourse-oriented, and is based on the observation that SubConjs and AVs are not homogeneous categories. Indeed, previous work has shown that SubConjs can be di...
متن کاملThe Lure of Linguistification
Strawson’s well-known dictum identifies a classic example of what I call “linguistification.” Although I don’t think he was quite right, I do think he was on to something.1 I’ve noticed numerous cases in which philosophers have attributed to linguistic expressions properties that are actually characteristic of people in using these expressions. Language itself can be misleading in this regard. ...
متن کاملNon-Negative Risk Components
We propose two new methods for attributing the risk of a portfolio or system to its components, when it is required to produce non-negative risk components that sum to the risk of the portfolio or system as a whole. One method attributes risk entirely to losses, taking profits for granted. The other method does allow profits in some scenarios to offset losses in other scenarios to some extent, ...
متن کاملAttributes of God: Conceptual Foundations of a Foundational Belief
Anthropomorphism, or the attribution of human properties to nonhuman entities, is often posited as an explanation for the origin and nature of God concepts, but it remains unclear which human properties we tend to attribute to God and under what conditions. In three studies, participants decided whether two types of human properties-psychological (mind-dependent) properties and physiological (b...
متن کاملتبیین رابطه استرس شغلی با بیگانگی شغلی و رفتارهای انحرافی بر اساس نقش تعدیلکننده اسناد شناختی به علل استرس
With regard to the potential role of cognitions on various human feelings and behaviors, this research was conducted with the aim of studying the role of cognitive attribution of stress in association between work overload with alienation and deviant behaviors. One hundred and sixty eight employees of an industrial organization participated in this research. All participants were asked to compl...
متن کامل