[C] [Wittrs] Re: Re: Re: Metaphysical Versus Mystical
- From: Sean Wilson <whoooo26505@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:45:04 -0800 (PST)
... regarding speculative empiricism, I found it, I think.
4.464. "The truth of tautology is certain, of propositions possible, of
contradiction impossible. (Certain, possible, impossible: here we have an
indication of that gradation which we need in the theory of probability).
Segment of 4.463 [after discussing tautology and contradiction, which I think
in this sense is stipulation and negation, he writes: The truth-condition
determines the range, which is left to the facts by the proposition. (The
proposition, the picture, the model, are in a negative sense like a solid body,
which restricts the free movement of another: in a positive sense, like the
space limited by solid substance, in which a body might be placed)
So, possible statements are still propositions. It's only the form of the
proposition that matters.
Regards.
Dr. Sean Wilson, Esq.
Assistant Professor
Wright State University
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