Single Idea 8481

[catalogued under 10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality]

Full Idea

The de dicto-de re modality distinction dates back to Abelard.

Gist of Idea

The de dicto-de re modality distinction dates back to Abelard

Source

report of Peter Abelard (works [1135]) by Alex Orenstein - W.V. Quine Ch.7

Book Reference

Orenstein,Alex: 'W.V. Quine' [Princeton 2002], p.155


A Reaction

Most modern philosophers couldn't (apparently) care less where a concept originated, but one of the principles of this database is that such things do matter. I'm not sure why, but if we want the whole picture, we need the historical picture.