Many people who call themselves deflationists are…
“Many people who call themselves deflationists are deflationists about propositional truth but not about sentential truth. I only ever mention that view to distinguish it from disquotationalism. I don't really have any objection to it, other than that I don't believe in propositions, so I don't think there's any such thing as a proposition's being true. Truth, on my view, is primarily a property of representations, such as sentences and certain kinds of mental states.”
About This Quote
This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation.
Truth belongs to representations like sentences and mental states, not to abstract propositions.
In simple terms: Truth is a property of representations.
Key Takeaway
Focus on how we represent ideas.
Themes
philosophy
language
truth
Mood
analytical
thoughtful
Type
philosophical
academic
When to use this quote
- teaching philosophy
- ling analysis
- AI language models
- legal interpretation
Key Concepts
semantic theory
representation
propositional logic
Questions to Reflect On
- Do representations fully capture meaning?
- Can truth be separated from language?
A Different Perspective
Some argue propositions have truth value independent of representation.