Re: Fitch's paradox and OWA

From: Daryl McCullough <stevendaryl3016_at_yahoo.com>
Date: 2 Jan 2010 13:57:40 -0800
Message-ID: <hhofgk010vk_at_drn.newsguy.com>


In article <46afa0f9-e70d-4d21-bf67-7f49cd16bf32_at_21g2000yqj.googlegroups.com>, vldm10 says...
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>On Jan 2, 4:14=A0pm, stevendaryl3..._at_yahoo.com (Daryl McCullough) wrote:
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>> W = the type of possible worlds
>> A = the type of atomic propositions
>> P = the type of all propositions
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>I am not sure that propositions are types???
>Let me give you the following example:
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>This sentence is false.

In the higher-order type theories that I know of, the liar is not expressible (which is good, since it would lead to a contradiction).

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Daryl McCullough
Ithaca, NY
Received on Sat Jan 02 2010 - 22:57:40 CET

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