Quine 1970 pages 13-14

Theory 1c

All and only meaningful-declarative-sentence-token-uses are truth-bearers

Arguments for theory 1c

By respecting the use-mention distinction, Theory 1c avoids criticism (ii) of Theory 1b.

Criticisms of theory 1c

(i) Theory 1c does not avoid criticism (i) of Theory 1b. (ii) meaningful-declarative-sentence-token-uses are events (located in particular positions in time and space) and entail a user. This

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