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    Assigning propositional content a sui generis cognitive f... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Gregory of Rimini does not defend logical realism regarding the complexe significabile

    Assigning propositional content a sui generis cognitive function structurally parallels Fregean Gedanken, which are real without being physical or mental.

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    • 1.Propositional content exhibits abstract structure independent of any single mind, paralleling Frege's Gedanken as mind-independent entities.
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    • 2.The sui generis function of propositions (determining truth conditions) requires ontological status beyond physical or mental properties.
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    • 3.Multiple agents can grasp identical propositions, suggesting a shared abstract object rather than private mental states.
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    • 1.Attributing sui generis cognitive functions risks explanatory circularity without reducing to physical or mental mechanisms.
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    • 2.The Fregean parallel conflates mathematical abstraction with genuine ontological commitment to non-physical, non-mental entities.
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    • 3.Internalist semantics adequately explains propositional content through representational states without invoking abstract objects.
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