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What is a whole presupposed proposition?

 

Definition
 

A whole presupposed proposition is a presupposition that does not contain a variable to be instantiated.

Examples
 
  • The utterance the fact that she is a woman is no disqualification presupposes the whole presupposed proposition she is a woman.
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    Generic
      A whole presupposed proposition is a kind of
     
    Source
     

    Prince 1986 209


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