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Ideas for 'Concerning the Trinity', 'Logical Pluralism' and 'The Evolution of Logic'

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 8. Stuff / a. Pure stuff

13488	Mass words do not have plurals, or numerical adjectives, or use 'fewer' [Hart,WD]
	Full Idea: Jespersen calls a noun a mass word when it has no plural, does not take numerical adjectives, and does not take 'fewer'.
	From: William D. Hart (The Evolution of Logic [2010], 3)
	A reaction: Jespersen was a great linguistics expert.

7. Existence / E. Categories / 1. Categories

16661	There are two sorts of category - referring to things, and to circumstances of things [Boethius]
	Full Idea: Is it not now clear what the difference is between items in the categories? Some serve to refer to a thing, whereas others serve to refer to the circumstances of a thing.
	From: Boethius (Concerning the Trinity [c.518], Ch. 4), quoted by Robert Pasnau - Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671 12.5