LessonsChapter Two: Propositions, Categorical and Conditional Forms, and Their PartsQuiz

“Where is Zayd?” seeks information and does not itself assert a fact about his location, so the question as such is not a proposition.

“Close the door” is a command. Its purpose is to direct an action, not to assert the existence or nonexistence of a state of affairs.

“The door is closed” does assert something that can be checked.

An intelligible and complete expression is therefore not necessarily a proposition: the decisive criterion is whether truth or falsity can be predicated of its content.

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Questions, commands, and propositions

Chapter Two: Propositions, Categorical and Conditional Forms, and Their Parts

“Where is Zayd?” seeks information and does not itself assert a fact about his location, so the question as such is not a proposition.

“Close the door” is a command. Its purpose is to direct an action, not to assert the existence or nonexistence of a state of affairs.

“The door is closed” does assert something that can be checked.

An intelligible and complete expression is therefore not necessarily a proposition: the decisive criterion is whether truth or falsity can be predicated of its content.