“Treating 'water' as a name of a single scattered object is not intended to enable us to dispense with general terms and plurality of reference. Scatter is in fact an inconsequential detail.”
Book:Word and Object
Quote by Willard Van Orman Quine
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Word and Object
This book delves into the nature of language and its impact on human cognition, offering a comprehensive analysis of the structure and function of words and objects in language. more
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Willard Van Orman Quine
Willard Van Orman Quine was an American philosopher known for his work in logic, philosophy of science, and philosophy of language. He is considered one of the leading analytic philosophers of the 20th century. more
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