Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Atomism and Meaning

According to Atomism, all relations are 'external', i. e. they are extrinsic to each relatum.  But Meaning is a Relation, and, furthermore, Meaning is an essential feature of Language.  Thus, Atomistic Logicism is challenged to explain how Language inheres in reality, independent of the conventions of Communication.

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