On Quine's view, believing "Some dogs are white" commits us to recognizing as entities
On Quine's view, believing "Some dogs are white" commits us to recognizing as entities
"Some dogs are white" only commits us to recognizing dogs as entities.
"Some dogs are white" says that some things that are dogs are white. For this to be true, the things over which the bound variable "something" ranges must include some white dogs -- but need not include doghood or whiteness.
On Quine's view, believing "Some dogs are white" commits us to recognizing as entities
"Some dogs are white" only commits us to recognizing dogs as entities.
"Some dogs are white" says that some things that are dogs are white. For this to be true, the things over which the bound variable "something" ranges must include some white dogs -- but need not include doghood or whiteness.
On Quine's view, believing "Some dogs are white" commits us to recognizing as entities
"Some dogs are white" only commits us to recognizing dogs as entities.
"Some dogs are white" says that some things that are dogs are white. For this to be true, the things over which the bound variable "something" ranges must include some white dogs -- but need not include doghood or whiteness.
On Quine's view, believing "Some dogs are white" commits us to recognizing as entities
"Some dogs are white" only commits us to recognizing dogs as entities.
"Some dogs are white" says that some things that are dogs are white. For this to be true, the things over which the bound variable "something" ranges must include some white dogs -- but need not include doghood or whiteness.