Source Title:
Metaphysica
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Volume 15: Issue 1

About Aboutness

Joshua Rasmussen 1
  • 1 Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA, USA
Joshua Rasmussen
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2014-0011
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Published online:
14 Mar 2014

Abstract

I develop a new theory of the nature of aboutness. I begin by presenting an “aboutness” puzzle that exposes a problem for many theories of aboutness. I then develop the components for a theory of aboutness that can help us solve the puzzle. The theory of aboutness I offer depends upon a theory of propositions as ordered complexes of properties. I develop this theory of propositions and show how it relates to, or builds upon, some of the most recent theories of propositions in the literature. My end goal is to deepen our understanding of how the things we say and think relate to the things we say and think about.

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Article information

Published Online:
2014-03-14
Published in Print:
2014-04-01

Citation Information: 
Metaphysica, Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 173–186, eISSN 1874-6373, ISSN 1437-2053, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mp-2014-0011.

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Metaphysica

Online ISSN:
1874-6373
First published:
30 Apr 2014
Language:
English
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De Gruyter

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