Map
Index
Random
Help
th

Quote: a general thing abstracts from an actual distribution; so the meaning of general things determines reference

topics > all references > references sa-sz > QuoteRef: stawPF_1954 , p. 88



Topic:
abstraction by common attributes
Topic:
names as abbreviations for descriptions
Topic:
meaning vs. reference

Quotation Skeleton

… when we refer to general things, we abstract … [p.88] Hence, with general things, meaning suffices to …   Google-1   Google-2

Copyright clearance needed for quotation.


Related Topics up

Topic: abstraction by common attributes (19 items)
Topic: names as abbreviations for descriptions (35 items)
Topic: meaning vs. reference (49 items)

Copyright © 2002-2008 by C. Bradford Barber. All rights reserved.
Thesa is a trademark of C. Bradford Barber.