Propositional Structure in Natural Language Is Transcendental
Propositional Structure in Natural Language Is Transcendental
Author(s): Krasimira FilchevaSubject(s): Philosophy, Philosophical Traditions, Logic, Special Branches of Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Ontology
Published by: Институт по философия и социология при БАН
Keywords: representation-constitutive; logical structure; transcendental; logical laws; propositional
Summary/Abstract: My goal in this paper is to argue that propositional structure in natural language has a representation-constitutive function. It constitutes a necessary condition for the possibility of any propositional linguistic representation. Natural languages must contain propositional connectives in order to possess any representational characteristics at all. Establishing this claim is part of a broader project of establishing the transcendental view of logic, according to which the logical laws have a representation-constitutive function in natural language.
Journal: Философски алтернативи
- Issue Year: XXXV/2026
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 51-62
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
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