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Single Idea 1623

[filed under theme 2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions ]

Full Idea

Definition rests on synonymy, rather than explaining it.

Gist of Idea

Definition rests on synonymy, rather than explaining it

Source

Willard Quine (Two Dogmas of Empiricism [1953], p.26)

Book Ref

Quine,Willard: 'From a Logical Point of View' [Harper and Row 1963], p.26