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Propositional Quantification

Published in Russell the Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies • May 14, 2011
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Authors:
Ryan Christensen

Abstract

Ramsey defined truth in the following way: x is true if and only if ∃p(x = [p] & p). This definition is ill-formed in standard first-order logic, so it is normally interpreted using substitutional or some kind of higher-order quantifier. I argue that these quantifiers fail to provide an adequate rea...

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