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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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| 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
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| 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. |
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| ISSN: | 2154-3682 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Process studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5406/21543682.53.2.06 |
