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?