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<html><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title>On the subtext of a predicate</title><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/default.css" /><link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/highlight.css" /><script type="text/javascript" src="js/highlight.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="js/jquery.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="js/page_effects.js"></script><script>hljs.initHighlightingOnLoad();</script></head><body><div id="header"><h2>Generated by <a href="https://github.com/weavejester/codox">Codox</a></h2><h1><a href="index.html"><span class="project-title"><span class="project-name">Wildwood</span> <span class="project-version">0.1.0-SNAPSHOT</span></span></a></h1></div><div class="sidebar primary"><h3 class="no-link"><span class="inner">Project</span></h3><ul class="index-link"><li class="depth-1 "><a href="index.html"><div class="inner">Index</div></a></li></ul><h3 class="no-link"><span class="inner">Topics</span></h3><ul><li class="depth-1 "><a href="AgainstTruth.html"><div class="inner"><span>Against Truth</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Analysis.html"><div class="inner"><span>Analysis</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Arboretum.html"><div class="inner"><span>Arboretum</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Arden.html"><div class="inner"><span>Arden</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Bialowieza.html"><div class="inner"><span>Bialowieza</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Errata.html"><div class="inner"><span>Errata</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Experience.html"><div class="inner"><span>Experience</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="History.html"><div class="inner"><span>History</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Implementing.html"><div class="inner"><span>Implementing</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="KnacqTools.html"><div class="inner"><span>KnacqTools</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="Manifesto.html"><div class="inner"><span>Manifesto</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="OnHylasAndPhilonus.html"><div class="inner"><span>On the First Dialogue of Hylas and Philonous</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 current"><a href="PredicateSubtext.html"><div class="inner"><span>On the subtext of a predicate</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="TheProblem.html"><div class="inner"><span>The Problem</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-1 "><a href="intro.html"><div class="inner"><span>Introduction to Wildwood</span></div></a></li></ul><h3 class="no-link"><span class="inner">Namespaces</span></h3><ul><li class="depth-1"><div class="no-link"><div class="inner"><span class="tree"><span class="top"></span><span class="bottom"></span></span><span>wildwood</span></div></div></li><li class="depth-2 branch"><a href="wildwood.advocate.html"><div class="inner"><span class="tree"><span class="top"></span><span class="bottom"></span></span><span>advocate</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-2 branch"><a href="wildwood.bialowieza.html"><div class="inner"><span class="tree"><span class="top"></span><span class="bottom"></span></span><span>bialowieza</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-2 branch"><a href="wildwood.knowledge-accessor.html"><div class="inner"><span class="tree"><span class="top"></span><span class="bottom"></span></span><span>knowledge-accessor</span></div></a></li><li class="depth-2"><a href="wildwood.schema.html"><div class="inner"><span class="tree"><span class="top"></span><span class="bottom"></span></span><span>schema</span></div></a></li></ul></div><div class="document" id="content"><div class="doc"><div class="markdown"><h1><a href="#on-the-subtext-of-a-predicate" name="on-the-subtext-of-a-predicate"></a>On the subtext of a predicate</h1>
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<p>Predicates are not atomic. They do not come single spies, but freighted with battalions of inferable subtexts. Suppose Anthony says</p>
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<pre><code>Brutus killed Caesar in Rome during the ides of March
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<p>I learn more than just that ‘Brutus killed Caesar in Rome during the ides of March’. I also learn that</p>
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<li>Brutus is a killer</li>
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<li>Caesar has been killed</li>
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<li>Rome is a place where killings happen</li>
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<li>The ides of March are a time to be extra cautious</li>
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<p>Suppose Drusilla now says</p>
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<pre><code>Longus killed Caesar in Rome during the ides of March
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<p>this casts doubt on Anthony’s primary claim, and on the belief that Brutus is a killer; but it reinforces the beliefs that</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Caesar has been killed</li>
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<li>Rome is a place where killings happen</li>
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<li>The ides of March are a time to be extra cautious.</li>
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<p>If Falco then says</p>
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<pre><code>No, I heard from Gaius that it happened in April
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<p>the beliefs that</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Caesar has been killed</li>
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<li>Rome is a place where killings happen</li>
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<p>are still further strengthened.</p>
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<p>In proposing a formalism to express predicates, we need to consider how it allows this freight to be unpacked.</p></div></div></div></body></html> |