Uttering it makes it true that you claimed it, which is all that is claimed
in effect.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 11:10 PM, Adriano Palma <Palma@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not really
I CLAIM THAT BANANAS SPEAK SWEDISH WITH A FRENCH ACCENT
Is making nothing at all true, since bananas don’t
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*Subject:* [lit-ideas] Re: a claim is merely an "I believe" sentence
Well, no, politicians make claims that they don't believe, as do
philosophers. But a sentence prefaced with "I claim that" seems to be a
performative - uttering it makes it true, pretty much.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Richard Henninge <
RichardHenninge@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Will Donal grant me that all claims are merely "I believe" propositions?
