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[from 'Mathematics is Megethology' by David Lewis, in 4. Formal Logic / G. Formal Mereology / 1. Mereology ]

Full Idea

Megethology is the result of adding plural quantification, as advocated by George Boolos, to the language of mereology.

Gist of Idea

Megethology is the result of adding plural quantification to mereology

Source

David Lewis (Mathematics is Megethology [1993], p.03)

Book Reference

-: 'Philosophia Mathematica' [-], p.3