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| All: part of speech, which picks out all elements of the area under consideration. Problems are circular reasoning, decidability, self-reference, paradoxes._____________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. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Peter Geach on All - Dictionary of Arguments
I 57 FregeVs "quantifying stance" as if "all" or "most" or "no" say something about the size of a partial class (subset). - As if "no" referred to the empty set. Problem: how can "some" refer always to the same subclass? Solution: "some" never stands for a particular group. >Class, >Set, >Subset, >Empty set, >Set theory, >Somebody, >Each/every, cf. >One._____________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)…): 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 |
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