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Single Idea 11278

[from 'The Sophist' by Plato, in 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being ]

Full Idea

What should the name 'that which is not' be applied to?

Gist of Idea

What does 'that which is not' refer to?

Source

Plato (The Sophist [c.359 BCE], 237c)

Book Reference

Plato: 'Complete Works', ed/tr. Cooper,John M. [Hackett 1997], p.257


A Reaction

This leads into a discussion of the problem, in The Sophist. It became a large issue when modern logic was being developed by Frege and Russell.