Talk:Slingshot argument
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Another fine example of User:Jon Awbrey 's craft, this article desperately needs simplification. Banno 11:25, 9 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Peirce
I've removed a large block of exegesis on Peirce.[1] To give you an indication of why, consider the first sentence:
The diversity of conclusions reached by a diversity of thinkers on this score is partly due to the diversity of their jumping off points, logically speaking, in other words, the variety of assumptions, not always fully expressed and critiqued at the outset, from which they set out.
Which I think means that people reach different conclusions because they start with different assumptions. (It really is a work of art - placing diversity into the first clause three times! brilliant!)
Of course, if you think any of this is worth re-inserting, please do so - but preferably after a bit of re-writing. Banno 20:47, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] from intro
Removed from the intro:
True sentences can be thought of as standing for the truth value True. Assuming bivalence for logical values, the slingshot argument has the additional consequence that all false sentences stand for the same thing, in a corresponding manner referred to as the truth value False. In various formulations of the slingshot argument, the terms denote, designate, or refer to may be used instead of the term stand for. In light of these variations, the thrust, range, and impact of the slingshot may vary widely with the theory of reference that is held to be in force in a particular field of application.
Some of this might be helpful, with some re-wording. Banno 20:52, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
