ABSTRACT
ManypeoplewishthatElviswerealive,andsomeactuallybelievethat heis.Thesedesiresandbeliefsinvolveawayforthingstobe,i.e.Elvis beingalive,whichmayormaynotcoincidewiththewaythingsare. Thesewaysforthingstobethatfigureinbeliefs,desiresandrelated phenomenaareknownaspropositions.Thosewhichcoincidewithhow thingsarearetruepropositions,andthosewhichdon'tcoincidewithhow thingsarearefalsepropositions.ThusthedesirethatElviswerealive, andthebeliefthatheis,involvethepropositionthatElvisisalive,which istrueifheisalive,andfalseifheisn't.
