“Curt, to what extent do you agree with this quote? “[W]e mean by any concept no

—“Curt, to what extent do you agree with this quote? “[W]e mean by any concept nothing more than a set of operations; the concept is synonymous with the corresponding set of operations””—Bob Robertson

Um. Great question. I understand what the author means but it’s not stated correctly.

“We mean that any concept that one understands enough to make a truth claim can be described as a set of testable operations – and if one doesn’t describe it as such, or if it cannot be expressed as such, then either one cannot claim one understands his claim enough to speak truthfully, or one is in fact speaking untruthfully.”

After saying that,

“We use very precise ‘meanings’ by translating into and working with concepts that consist of nothing more than a set of operations expressed in an operational grammar – wherein the concept is synonymous with the corresponding set of operations stated in that grammar.”

So yes, as the author means it, it’s correct. As the author STATES it, it’s not sufficient. As not sufficient it’s not quite true.

But this was a good opportunity to correct it.