PHIL 105 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Logical Possibility
8 May 2017
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A general pattern that can be exhibited by many different things. An individual thing that can exhibit a pattern. An individual giraffe is a token of a giraffe type. Refers to what it means, depends upon who speaks or writes it at the time of the sentence. 2 sentences are consistent if they both can be true at the same time. 2 sentences are inconsistent if they can"t both be true at the same time. Explicitly inconsistent a negation a explicit denial a not attached to it. If one is false, the other one must be true. Even though they cannot both be true at the same time they can be false at the same time. When we invoke definition using terms like can , could , may , might we are appealing to what is possible. A proposition expresses a physical possibility if the state of affairs if comatible with the laws of nature.
