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According to Richard, sentences express what he calls Russellian annotated matrices (RAMs).
Propositional Attitude Reports McKay, Thomas 2005
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However, (b) on the so-called Russellian view, propositions are constituted, not of concepts of objects and properties, but of the objects and properties themselves.
The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009
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Propositions so conceived are now standardly called Russellian, and propositions conceived as complexes of senses or abstract entities are called Fregean.
Propositions McGrath, Matthew 2007
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Despite the intuitive appeal of this view, some widely accepted "Russellian" views in the philosophy of language appear committed to attributing to Lois exactly the same beliefs about Clark Kent as she has about Superman.
Belief Schwitzgebel, Eric 2006
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Premise (3) serves to rule out hidden-physical-essence view such as Russellian monism.
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Premise (3) serves to rule out hidden-physical-essence view such as Russellian monism.
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By contrast, Grover Maxwell, another Russellian who influenced both Lockwood and Strawson, repudiates any kind of "materialist" label even though his views are more or less identical to theirs.
Against Darwinism 2009
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Of course, you could, if you want to, take the Russellian position of saying the universe is just there and I won't bother thinking about why it is, or if it's all there is.
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A simple, fact-based correspondence theory, applied to propositions understood in the Russellian way, must, it seems, reduce to an identity theory of truth.
The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009
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On this view, the points above will most likely fail, since the correspondence relation would appear to collapse into the identity relation when applied to true Russellian propositions: it is hard to see how a true Russellian proposition could be anything other than a fact.
The Correspondence Theory of Truth David, Marian 2009
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