15 ideas
12797 | If plural variables have 'some values', then non-count variables have 'some value' [Laycock] |
12794 | Plurals are semantical but not ontological [Laycock] |
17694 | Some non-count nouns can be used for counting, as in 'several wines' or 'fewer cheeses' [Laycock] |
17695 | Some apparent non-count words can take plural forms, such as 'snows' or 'waters' [Laycock] |
5044 | Reality must be made of basic unities, which will be animated, substantial points [Leibniz] |
12792 | The category of stuff does not suit reference [Laycock] |
12799 | Descriptions of stuff are neither singular aggregates nor plural collections [Laycock] |
12818 | We shouldn't think some water retains its identity when it is mixed with air [Laycock] |
12795 | Parts must be of the same very general type as the wholes [Laycock] |
7091 | The argument from analogy is not a strong inference, since the other being might be an actor or a robot [Grayling] |
5045 | No machine or mere organised matter could have a unified self [Leibniz] |
17696 | 'Humility is a virtue' has an abstract noun, but 'water is a liquid' has a generic concrete noun [Laycock] |
5046 | The soul does know bodies, although they do not influence one another [Leibniz] |
12791 | It is said that proper reference is our intellectual link with the world [Laycock] |
5043 | To regard animals as mere machines may be possible, but seems improbable [Leibniz] |