Mind: A Brief Introduction (John R. Searle) / quote 130 of 138

Each word contributes to the truth condition

Everybody agrees that each component, “Socrates” and “water,” makes a contribution to the total truth condition of the thought. “Socrates” picks out Socrates and “water” refers to water.

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