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- adjective Of or pertaining to
pro-sentences .
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Examples
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Wilson, W.K. (1990), “Some reflections on the prosentential theory of truth,” in J.M. Dunn & A. Gupta (eds.), Truth or Consequences, Dordrecht: Kluwer A.ademic Publishers,
Propositions McGrath, Matthew 2007
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The important difference between expressivism and the prosentential theory on the one hand, and deflationism as we are understanding it on the other, concerns the logical structure of sentences such as ˜S is true™.
The Deflationary Theory of Truth Stoljar, Daniel 2007
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According to the prosentential theory, for example, just as in
The Deflationary Theory of Truth Stoljar, Daniel 2007
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Both expressivism and the prosentential theory deny this, though for different reasons.
The Deflationary Theory of Truth Stoljar, Daniel 2007
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Expressivism and the prosentential theory are close cousins of deflationism, and, in some uses of the term, might reasonably be called deflationary.
The Deflationary Theory of Truth Stoljar, Daniel 2007
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“A prosentential theory of truth”, Philosophical Studies, 27: 73-125.
Truth Glanzberg, Michael 2006
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