Kathy,
Yes, that is essentially the core of the main proposition I was trying to
assert in my much more long-winded (many-byted?) fashion - so much so that you
might have had trouble ascertaining what it was. Your version is well
stated.
Ken
(Given that you're at GMU, I'm nearby, also in Fairfax.)
In a message dated 5/24/2007 10:26:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
klaskey@xxxxxxx writes:
...
determining the truth of propositions - that is, they have truth values, but
we may have a hard time ascertaining the truth value of any given
proposition.
And we may have trouble ascertaining exactly which proposition is being
asserted, as any lawyer or diplomat will appreciate. Or scientist, for
that matter. For example, it is a true art form to insult a person with
carefully chosen language that, taken literally, asserts a highly
complimentary proposition.
Kathy