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What Sorts of Things Are There?
In More Kinds of Being. Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell. pp. 198–216 (2009)
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This chapter contains sections titled: The Syntax and Semantics of Complex Sortal Terms On the Identity of Sorts.Author's Profile
formalized sortal language FSL sentences containing semantically complex sortal terms semantically simple sortal terms ‐ genuine sorts or kinds syntax and semantics of complex sortal terms dispositional predication and hidden operators or quantifiers identity of sorts ‘linguistic intuition’ drawback of test for semantic complexity sortal distinctness criterion subtle interplay of empirical scientific and a priori metaphysical considerations
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