I'll try this again, for two reasons. One, given the subject I should add 'aesthetic' and 'aesthetic experience'. And two, because I stupidly copied and pasted the list which I'd typed back before I learned that "smart quotes" aren't accepted by Databack's system.
> William writes: "I'm not sure there is an answer that would satisfy > Cheerskep because he is so insistent on literalism." > > What's "literalism"? I want descriptions of the notions behind key words in explanations because I've many times in my life seen not just in others but in myself a bubble-headed acceptance of utterances solely because they are familar sounds. Here are a few of the words I was stupidly content with when I heard them and when I used them -- when all the while my notion behind them was fuzzy to the point of making them nearly useless in doing philosophy. TERMS PHILOSOPHERS USE WITH, APPARENTLY, FUZZY NOTIONS IN MIND. Understand Communicate Thought, Thinking Mean, meaning, the meaning of Of-ness its Refer to, referring, referent About, aboutness Express, expression Sign Truth, true of Error Fact Idea clear clear idea, perfectly clear image Relations Property Category Is Account for; account of make sense of denotes stands for, symbolizes, represents to be what is it to say saying/said tell, told function as rules purpose judgment cognition read Why (as in: The reason why 'Karl Marx' means Karl Marx) Because Cause event Have Possess Own Belong deserve give interpretation intent notion aesthetic aesthetic experience Imaginary things (in philosophy): Meaning Idea Concept Fact Truth Statement Saying Relations Property Having Possessing Belonging Own, owning Mine Giving Denoting Designating Naming Signifying Referring Mentioning Expressing Knowing (and knowledge) Understanding Aboutness Truth Clarity Category Explanation Rule Purpose Intending Being (as an action) Disposition belief Satisfy Value Life Unique Original Important Content Fairness Art Class Taste
