84. The role of a proposition in the calculus is its sense.
It is only in language that something is a proposition. To understand a
proposition is to understand a language.
a proposition is a proposal – open to question – open to doubt –
uncertain
a proposition – in or out of a calculus – is an expression of
uncertainty
if we are talking of the sense of a proposition – we are talking about
that which is open to question open to doubt – is uncertain
what is to count as a proposal – as a proposition – is open to question
– open to doubt
I for one have a broad view – I say anything that is held open to
question – open to doubt – is a proposal – is a proposition
here I include – of course language – but also anything that human
beings create – and I think nature itself –
to understand a language – in a logical sense – is to recognize it as an
expression of uncertainty
© greg t. charlton. 2014.