The 'method of common-sense' in philosophy.

    I. Explain what Moore means by the 'method of common-sense' in philosophy. What philosophical significance does Moore attach to what he calls the 'propositions of common-sense'? 2. Explain the 'picture theory' of meaning and truth as it is developed by Wittgenstein in the Tractatus. 3. Consider the sentence 'Wittgenstein was wise' as it occurs in the following complex sentence about what Adam believes: Adam believes that Wittgenstein was wise. Explain why. for Frege. the sentence 'Wittgenstein was wise' as it occurs in the above sentence does not have its customary referent (a truth value). but instead refers to its customary sense. 4. According to Russell. the singular proposition that Russell is wise is a proposition that has Russell himself as an immediate constituent (the other constituent is something like the property or universal of being wise). Using Russell's notion of acquaintance, explain why Russell held that none of us is now capable of believing that singular proposition. 5. Explain what Wittgenstein means in saying that philosophical propositions are non-sensicat Your answer should touch on what Wittgenstein means when he says that a thought is a proposition with a sense.    

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