I am unable to tell what this is supposed to either solve or explain.
Given x (at utterance, a fart, a smile) it is true that x took place.
Yes, so what?
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: claim is merely an "I believe" sentence
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
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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<mailto:RichardHenninge@xxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Will Donal grant me that all claims are merely "I believe" propositions?
