If a propositional function is applied to a proposition of a particular order, then it yields a proposition of a higher order.
On one standard account, any psychological verb that can be inserted into the φ place in the schema 'S φs that p' is an attitude (e.g., 'thinks', 'hopes', 'wishes', 'prefers', 'delights', 'enjoys') to a proposition p. Some accept the universal thesis that all intentional states are propositional attitudes.
A logical proposition is any proposition that can be reduced by replacement of its constituent terms to a proposition expressing a logical truth e.g., to a proposition such as "If p and q, then p".
Eich refused to be drawn on whether he would donate to a Proposition 8 style campaign again in the future.
Dogma is the name given to a proposition that is proclaimed with all possible solemnity either by the Roman pontiff or by an ecumenical council.
"We do not respond to speculation and will only react to a proposition as and when it is launched," the union's chief executive, Angus Porter, said.
Here is a nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to a proposition of human equality, that, for much of its first century of life, countenanced slavery, institutionally supported it and economically profited from it.
We are a creedal nation, dedicated to a proposition, which is approximately this: All people are created equal and have a right to spacious freedom that produces unequal outcomes.
"At various points the analysis seems to require the reader to draw a qualification in one part and apply it to a proposition in another part," said Douglas W. Kmiec, a law professor at Pepperdine University.
Later, we see her mother opening an envelope sent by her future husband filled with cut-up pieces of paper, each with a word written on it, that add up to a proposition.
David says: "A well-orchestrated real-world stunt will both drive online discussion and links to a proposition... which could improve sales outcomes by boosting your search ranking on certain key terms".
