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10532 | We can understand universals by studying predication [Dummett] |
Full Idea: It is by the study of the character of predication that we shall come to understand the essential nature of universals. | |
From: Michael Dummett (Frege Philosophy of Language (2nd ed) [1973], Ch.14) | |
A reaction: I haven't founded a clearer manifesto for linguistic philosophy than that! Personally I find it highly dubious, given the shifting nature of linguistic forms, and the enormous variation between remote languages. |