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Full Idea
It is crucial not to confuse 'true' with 'true of'. 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words.
Gist of Idea
'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words
Source
Vassilis Politis (Aristotle and the Metaphysics [2004], 1.4)
Book Ref
Politis,Vasilis: 'Aristotle and the Metaphysics' [Routledge 2004], p.14
A Reaction
A beautifully simple distinction which had never occurred to me, and which (being a thoroughgoing realist) I really like.
11257 | The Pythagoreans were the first to offer definitions [Politis, by Politis] |
11235 | 'True of' is applicable to things, while 'true' is applicable to words [Politis] |
11248 | Necessary truths can be two-way relational, where essential truths are one-way or intrinsic [Politis] |
11277 | Maybe 'What is being? is confusing because we can't ask what non-being is like [Politis] |