"propositional attitude" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: propositional attitudes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} propositional attitude (plural propositional attitudes)
  1. (philosophy) A relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition, such as believing that, desiring that, or hoping that. Translations (relational mental state connecting a person to a proposition): 命題的態度 (meidaiteki taido) (alt: めいだいてきたいど) (Japanese)

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