Sentences are ambiguous & context-dependent. Propositions are imagined as fixed-up sentences that behave themselves. But no one can say how.
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Propositions could only work if the world were perfectly tidy. But it’s inherently nebulous; so purpose-dependent language is efficacious!
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I read these & it makes me think "what if that's good?" It seems rational for a cooperative learning species to expect convention to work.
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Yes, very much so! Also: bird intelligence is amazing!
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what about statements?
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Same issues I think?
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