Semantic theory and necessary truth (Q5931303)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1590816
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| English | Semantic theory and necessary truth |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1590816 |
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Semantic theory and necessary truth (English)
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24 April 2001
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A semantic explanation of the relation between contingency of a sentence and its necessitation is offered. The solution (accepting that ``the categories of having a true necessitation and being necessarily true may come apart'') is accompanied by more general considerations concerning the task to be solved by a cognitive semanticist.
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a priori
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contingency
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necessitation
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