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The referring function of statements: reply to dirk greimann

Oswaldo Chateaubriand

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In §1 I discuss the pragmatic and semantic objections that Dirk raises against the claim that sentences (or statements) refer to states of affairs. In §2 I explain in which sense I maintain that true sentences identify states of affairs.

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In §1 I discuss the pragmatic and semantic objections that Dirk raises against the claim that sentences (or statements) refer to states of affairs. In §2 I explain in which sense I maintain that true sentences identify states of affairs.

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In §1 I discuss the pragmatic and semantic objections that Dirk raises against the claim that sentences (or statements) refer to states of affairs. In §2 I explain in which sense I maintain that true sentences identify states of affairs.

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