The Objectivity of Whitehead's Propositions: An Explication of the Truth-Relation

In this article, I argue, contrary to a noticeable trend in Whitehead scholarship, that in Whitehead's system propositions and their truth-values are objective in the sense that their own identities are independent of any particular subjects feeling or knowing them. This stance reinforces a cor...

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Main Author: Snyder, Benjamin E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2024
In: Process studies
Year: 2024, Volume: 53, Issue: 2, Pages: 256-274
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Whitehead, Alfred North 1861-1947 / Proposition / Truth / Realism
IxTheo Classification:TJ Modern history
TK Recent history
VA Philosophy
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
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Summary:In this article, I argue, contrary to a noticeable trend in Whitehead scholarship, that in Whitehead's system propositions and their truth-values are objective in the sense that their own identities are independent of any particular subjects feeling or knowing them. This stance reinforces a core value of Whitehead's philosophy: his realism. As part of this argument, I examine Whitehead's analysis of an actual entity's determination and provide a more precise definition of what it means for a proposition to be true or false.
ISSN:2154-3682
Contains:Enthalten in: Process studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5406/21543682.53.2.06