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Ideas for 'The Evolution of Logic', 'Frege philosophy of mathematics' and 'Carnap and Logical Truth'

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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 7. Abstract/Concrete / a. Abstract/concrete

9884	The distinction of concrete/abstract, or actual/non-actual, is a scale, not a dichotomy [Dummett]
	Full Idea: The distinction between concrete and abstract objects, or Frege's corresponding distinction between actual and non-actual objects, is not a sharp dichotomy, but resembles a scale upon which objects occupy a range of positions.
	From: Michael Dummett (Frege philosophy of mathematics [1991], Ch.18)
	A reaction: This might seem right if you live (as Dummett chooses to) in the fog of language, but it surely can't be right if you think about reality. Is the Equator supposed to be near the middle of his scale? Either there is an equator, or there isn't.

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.