Truth, topicality, and transparency: one-component versus two-component semantics

When do two sentences say the same thing, that is, express the same content? We defend two-component (2C) semantics: the view that propositional contents comprise (at least) two irreducibly distinct constituents: (1) truth-conditions and (2) subject-matter. We contrast 2C with one-component (1C) sem...

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Published inLinguistics and philosophy Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 481 - 503
Main Authors Hawke, Peter, Hornischer, Levin, Berto, Francesco
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2024
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Grammatical subject
Linguistics
Logic
Original Research
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Semantics
Social Sciences
Topics
Transparency
Truth
Aboutness
Topicality
2-Component semantics
Subject matter
Truth conditions
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Summary:When do two sentences say the same thing, that is, express the same content? We defend two-component (2C) semantics: the view that propositional contents comprise (at least) two irreducibly distinct constituents: (1) truth-conditions and (2) subject-matter. We contrast 2C with one-component (1C) semantics, focusing on the view that subject-matter is reducible to truth-conditions. We identify exponents of this view and argue in favor of 2C. An appendix proposes a general formal template for propositional 2C semantics.
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ISSN:0165-0157
1573-0549
DOI:10.1007/s10988-023-09408-y