Trespassers and Existential Import

被引：0

作者：

Wong, Kai-Yee ^{[1
]}

Hung, Chi-Ho ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

[2] Univ Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

THOUGHT-A JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHY | 2019年 / 8卷 / 01期

关键词：

philosophy of logic; existential import; traditional logic; particular statement; philosophy of language;

D O I：

10.1002/tht3.405

中图分类号：

B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ;

摘要：

It is a received view of the post-Fregean predicate logic that a universal statement has no existential import and thus does not entail its particular (existential) counterpart. This paper takes issue with the view by discussing the trespasser case, which has widely been employed for supporting the view. The trespasser case in fact involves a shift of context. Properly understood, the case provides no support for the received view but rather suggests that we rethink the 'quantity view' of the existential import of quantifiers

引用

页码：57 / 62

页数：6

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