Anti-realism About Structured Propositions

In Chapter 3 , Davidson distinguishes between what he calls realism and anti-realism about propositions. The realist about propositions thinks that propositions would be fundamentally as they are without the cognitive or linguistic activity of human beings. The anti-realist about propositions denies this. He examines the views of three contemporary anti-realists about structured propositions: Scott Soames, Peter Hanks, and Jeffrey C. King. He argues that there are problems with each of their views. The upshot of his examination of these anti-realists about structured propositions is that we should prefer realism about structured propositions to anti-realism about structured propositions.