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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 6. Judgement / b. Error

6097	The theory of error seems to need the existence of the non-existent [Russell]
	Full Idea: It is very difficult to deal with the theory of error without assuming the existence of the non-existent.
	From: Bertrand Russell (The Philosophy of Logical Atomism [1918], §IV.3)
	A reaction: This problem really bothered Russell (and Plato). I suspect that it was a self-inflicted problem because at this point Russell had ceased to believe in propositions. If we accept propositions as intentional objects, they can be as silly as you like.