In mathematics, Quine sees conflicting ontologies as
In mathematics, Quine sees conflicting ontologies as
The dispute is over whether and how we can use bound variables (like "some") to refer to abstract entities (like numbers and sets). Mathematics is full of such references -- for example:
For every set A, there is some complement set B, which contains all and only those entities that aren't members of A.
In mathematics, Quine sees conflicting ontologies as
The dispute is over whether and how we can use bound variables (like "some") to refer to abstract entities (like numbers and sets). Mathematics is full of such references -- for example:
For every set A, there is some complement set B, which contains all and only those entities that aren't members of A.