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Is, philosophy: the word βisβ has different functions like expressing an identity e.g. A is B, attributing a property e.g. the sky is blue or being contained in a set e.g. "Heaven" is a concept. These functions must not be confused. See also Copula, Predication, Equality, Equality sign, Equations._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. β Lexicon of Arguments.
Author
Concept
Summary/Quotes
Sources
P. Geach on Is - Dictionary of Arguments
I 221
"is a: .." /Geach: "is" establishes no logical relation between an x and an object (class) called "man".
>Identity, >Element relation, >Sets, >Classes, >Copula, >Equal sign, >Predication/Geach, >Predicates/Geach._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals
indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate
the page number. The corresponding books
are indicated on the right hand side.
((s)β¦): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments
The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition.
Gea I
P.T. Geach
Logic Matters Oxford 1972
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-03-29