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    The argument from understanding presupposes a learnable, ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→The argument from understanding cannot be straightforwardly applied to concepts and content.

    The argument from understanding presupposes a learnable, correctable practice, but Fregean concepts are abstract objects that one either grasps or fails to grasp without any intermediate notion of partial understanding.

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    Fregean concepts(as used in philosophy of language and logic)
    Ideas about meaning and reference developed by philosopher Gottlob Frege; in this context, abstract mental objects that you either fully understand or don't understand at all, with no in-between state.
    Partial understanding(as used in epistemology (the study of knowledge))
    Grasping some but not all of what someone means; getting the general idea even if you miss some nuances or deeper layers.
    Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted)
    Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
    The argument from understanding(as used in epistemology)
    A philosophical debate about how we learn and understand concepts, typically arguing that learning requires stepping stones of partial understanding rather than all-or-nothing grasping.

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    abstract objects(The target of Platonist ontological claims)
    Objects referred to by singular terms in literally true sentences that cannot be paraphrased away; includes mathematical objects (e.g., numbers), propositions, properties, relations, sentence types, possible worlds, logical objects, and fictional objects.
    grasp (in epistemology)(contrasts with merely recognizing what words mean)
    To directly understand or mentally possess an idea or concept itself, not just recognize it through words.

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