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According to Austin's view of "real,"
{ 1 } - "That isn't real" is self-contradictory, since you can't refer to something that isn't real.
{ 2 } - it's unclear to ask "Is this real?" by itself, instead of asking "Is this a real X?"
{ 3 } - anything is real if and only if it exists.
{ 4 } - anything that isn't a real something (e.g. not real cream) must be a fleeting product of our cerebral processes.
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According to Austin's view of "real,"
{ 1 } - "That isn't real" is self-contradictory, since you can't refer to something that isn't real.
{ 2 } - it's unclear to ask "Is this real?" by itself, instead of asking "Is this a real X?"
{ 3 } - anything is real if and only if it exists.
{ 4 } - anything that isn't a real something (e.g. not real cream) must be a fleeting product of our cerebral processes.
You CAN refer to something that isn't real butter.
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According to Austin's view of "real,"
{ 1 } - "That isn't real" is self-contradictory, since you can't refer to something that isn't real.
{ 2 } - it's unclear to ask "Is this real?" by itself, instead of asking "Is this a real X?"
{ 3 } - anything is real if and only if it exists.
{ 4 } - anything that isn't a real something (e.g. not real cream) must be a fleeting product of our cerebral processes.
Suppose you point to a pad of margarine and ask "Is this real?" You might mean:
Is this real butter (as opposed to margarine)?
Is this real food (as opposed to a plastic model of food)?
Is this a real material object (as opposed to a holograph image)?
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According to Austin's view of "real,"
{ 1 } - "That isn't real" is self-contradictory, since you can't refer to something that isn't real.
{ 2 } - it's unclear to ask "Is this real?" by itself, instead of asking "Is this a real X?"
{ 3 } - anything is real if and only if it exists.
{ 4 } - anything that isn't a real something (e.g. not real cream) must be a fleeting product of our cerebral processes.
Something that isn't real butter may still exist -- as perhaps real margarine.
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According to Austin's view of "real,"
{ 1 } - "That isn't real" is self-contradictory, since you can't refer to something that isn't real.
{ 2 } - it's unclear to ask "Is this real?" by itself, instead of asking "Is this a real X?"
{ 3 } - anything is real if and only if it exists.
{ 4 } - anything that isn't a real something (e.g. not real cream) must be a fleeting product of our cerebral processes.
Austin had more sense than to say that.
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