1 It was the best of times 1.1 It was the worst of times 1.2 It was the age of wisdom 1.21 It was the age of foolishness
Analytic philosophers should write more novels: "Mother died today. Which can also be expressed as: (∃x)(x is mother & x is dead)"
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"Call me Ishmael. Many years ago I was baptized and causally associated with that name via communities of speakers."
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@existentialcoms@existentialcoms (∃x, day )(x is mother & (x is dead OR day < today))? It's been a while since I've logicked. - 1 more reply
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@existentialcoms wouldn't you agree that "mother" is a proper name in the first formulation and a predicate in the second?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms@philosnews I think it would be more perspicuous if you formulated it with quantification over events.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms define deadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms brilliant! :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@existentialcoms Mother died.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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