Single Idea 10787

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / i. Deflating being]

Full Idea

Being itself has been viewed as referent of the verb 'to be'.

Gist of Idea

Is being just referent of the verb 'to be'?

Source

Ruth Barcan Marcus (Nominalism and Substitutional Quantifiers [1978], p.162)

Book Reference

'Philosophy of Logic: an anthology', ed/tr. Jacquette,Dale [Blackwell 2002], p.162


A Reaction

Not by me! Did we invent the verb 'to be' before it had a referent? Are animals unaware of being?