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9202 | Objects, as well as sentences, can have logical form [Fine,K] |
Full Idea: We normally think of logical form as exclusively an attribute of sentences; however, the notion may also be taken to have application to objects. | |
From: Kit Fine (Intro to 'Modality and Tense' [2005], p. 3) | |
A reaction: A striking proposal which seems intuitively right. If one said that objects have 'powers', one might subsume abstract and physical objects under a single account. |
9206 | We must distinguish between the identity or essence of an object, and its necessary features [Fine,K] |
Full Idea: The failure to distinguish between the identity or essence of an object and its necessary features is an instance of what we may call 'modal mania'. | |
From: Kit Fine (Intro to 'Modality and Tense' [2005], p. 9) | |
A reaction: He blames Kripke's work for modal mania, a reaction to Quine's 'contempt' for modal notions. I don't actually understand Fine's remark (yet), but it strikes me as incredibly important! Explanations by email, please. |