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In this session Ron discusses his chapter on Propositions from his book A Validation of Knowledge.
What are propositions? The significance of subject and predicate sets up the beginning of Ron's explanation on the purpose of propositions.
Sentences specify the logical order of the relation between existence and identity. We use the subject to direct attention to something, and use the predicate to tell something about it.
What do we mean when we say the morning star is the evening star?
What is meaning?
Understanding meaning through the order of characteristics entailed in a concept.
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