Single Idea 6995

[catalogued under 19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates]

Full Idea

Successful predication supervenes on nature.

Clarification

'Supervenes' means dependent and inseparable

Gist of Idea

Successful predication supervenes on nature

Source

Frank Jackson (From Metaphysics to Ethics [1998], Ch.5)

Book Reference

Jackson,Frank: 'From Metaphysics to Ethics' [OUP 2000], p.118


A Reaction

A nice slogan, but it is in danger of being a tautology. If I say x and y 'are my favourites/are interesting', is that 'successful' predication? Is 'Juliet is the sun' unsuccessful?