Abstract

I present Jeffrey King’s view of propositions and suggest two problems with his view: what I call the “No Past Truths Problem” and the “Birth of Language Problem.” In this paper I argue that the No Past Truths Problem is more severe than King admits and argue that no adequate solution to this problem exists, implicitly or explicitly, in King’s account of propositions. Additionally, I argue that King fails to adequately address the Birth of Language Problem. I conclude by arguing that King’s account of propositions, as it currently stands, cannot survive the challenge provided by both problems.