What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions

In this paper we take up the question of the explanatory significance of the notion of propositional content. Our first goal is to disentangle two types of approach: According to what we call inflationism, propositions should be taken seriously enough to expect explanatory payoffs from them. The alt...

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Autores: García Carpintero, Manuel, Palmira, Michele
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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General proposition
Proposition
Metaphysics of propositions
Lógica (Filosofía)
11 Lógica
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spelling What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositionsGarcía Carpintero, ManuelPalmira, Michele164.1Singular propositionGeneral propositionPropositionMetaphysics of propositionsLógica (Filosofía)11 LógicaIn this paper we take up the question of the explanatory significance of the notion of propositional content. Our first goal is to disentangle two types of approach: According to what we call inflationism, propositions should be taken seriously enough to expect explanatory payoffs from them. The alternative deflationary approach rejects this claim. Our second goal is to explore the inflationism vs. deflationism contrast in depth by focusing on the distinction between singular and general propositions. We argue that inflationism fails and outline a variety of deflationism that offers the best prospects for explaining the singular/general divide.Springer NatureUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20222022-04-0620222022-04-06journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71525reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/715252026-06-02T12:44:21Z
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title What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
spellingShingle What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
García Carpintero, Manuel
164.1
Singular proposition
General proposition
Proposition
Metaphysics of propositions
Lógica (Filosofía)
11 Lógica
title_short What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
title_full What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
title_fullStr What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
title_full_unstemmed What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
title_sort What do propositions explain? Inflationary vs. deflationary perspectives and the case of singular propositions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv García Carpintero, Manuel
Palmira, Michele
author García Carpintero, Manuel
author_facet García Carpintero, Manuel
Palmira, Michele
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 164.1
Singular proposition
General proposition
Proposition
Metaphysics of propositions
Lógica (Filosofía)
11 Lógica
topic 164.1
Singular proposition
General proposition
Proposition
Metaphysics of propositions
Lógica (Filosofía)
11 Lógica
description In this paper we take up the question of the explanatory significance of the notion of propositional content. Our first goal is to disentangle two types of approach: According to what we call inflationism, propositions should be taken seriously enough to expect explanatory payoffs from them. The alternative deflationary approach rejects this claim. Our second goal is to explore the inflationism vs. deflationism contrast in depth by focusing on the distinction between singular and general propositions. We argue that inflationism fails and outline a variety of deflationism that offers the best prospects for explaining the singular/general divide.
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