Tag: quantification
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Another Round on the Circularity of the Thin Conception of Existence
London Ed quotes me, then responds. I counterrespond in blue. 1. ‘Island volcanos exist’ is logically equivalent to ‘Some volcano is an island.’ Agree, of course. 2. This equivalence, however, rests on the assumption that the domain of quantification is a domain of existing individuals. Disagree profoundly. The equivalence, being logical, cannot depend on any…