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[from 'The Philosophy of Logical Atomism' by Bertrand Russell, in 5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form ]

Full Idea

Romulus does not occur in the proposition 'Romulus did not exist'.

Gist of Idea

Romulus does not occur in the proposition 'Romulus did not exist'

Source

Bertrand Russell (The Philosophy of Logical Atomism [1918], §VI)

Book Reference

Russell,Bertrand: 'Russell's Logical Atomism', ed/tr. Pears,David [Fontana 1972], p.100


A Reaction

A very nice paradoxical assertion, which captures the problem of finding the logical form for negative existential statements. Presumably the proposition refers to the mythical founder of Rome, though. He is not, I suppose, rigidly designated.