Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 01:53:51 +0000
From: Mervyn Hartwig <mh-AT-jaspere.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: BHA: RE: de-onts


Hi Marsh,

>what does all this de-onting buy us?

An open world, full of possibility and hope. (Unfortunately, though, you
can't just 'buy' your way out of ontological monovalence.)

Mervyn


Marshall Feldman <marsh-AT-uri.edu> writes
>Hi all,
>
>Let me add my voice to the growing chorus of de-ont sceptics. The thing that
>troubles me is that there is an unlimited number of de-onts for every ont.
>Pierre is not in the cafe, but then again he's not Franciois, a table, or
>standing on his head. Besides saying something is not something it's not,
>what does all this de-onting buy us?
>
>       Marsh Feldman
>
>
>
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