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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.
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