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[from 'works' by Willard Quine, in 5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification ]

Full Idea

Quine at first regarded substitutional quantification as incoherent, behind which there lurked use-mention confusions, but has over the years, given his nominalist dispositions, come to notice its appeal.

Gist of Idea

Quine thought substitutional quantification confused use and mention, but then saw its nominalist appeal

Source

report of Willard Quine (works [1961]) by Ruth Barcan Marcus - Nominalism and Substitutional Quantifiers p.166

Book Reference

'Philosophy of Logic: an anthology', ed/tr. Jacquette,Dale [Blackwell 2002], p.166