Single Idea 18060

[catalogued under 9. Objects / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / c. Statue and clay]

Full Idea

Since 'the lump of clay is Romanesque' is a category mistake, a pragmatic account of that phenomenon is key to pursuing the strategy of saying that the problem rests on a false premise.

Gist of Idea

We can explain the statue/clay problem by a category mistake with a false premise

Source

Ofra Magidor (Category Mistakes [2013], 5.6)

Book Reference

Magidor,Ofra: 'Category Mistakes' [OUP 2013], p.157


A Reaction

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