Re: Re: [jboske] propositionalism redux

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

And Rosta scripsit:

> I don't think it is a distortion to say that you believe you're on top of
> a building a fall from which would kill you. 

But that belief isn't tied to the fear.

> That said, I didn't intend to reduce fearing to believing. I meant to argue
> that the sort of fearing that gives rise to opaque readings is an emoting
> mixed with believing.

I think you are probably correct.

> Yes, but can "This mouse is afraid of a cat" be given an opaque reading?

Probably "This mouse fears cats." It may be possible to handle
this as a disposition, like "This salt crystal is soluble in water."

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