ontological commitment

Quine’s Dictum: Ontological Commitment in Logic

Quine's dictum, "To be is to be the value of a variable," posits that ontological commitment arises from the variables…

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Plato’s Beard: Quine’s Metaphor for Non-Existent Entities

Plato's beard, a metaphor coined by W.V.O. Quine, explores the philosophical challenge of how we talk about and attribute properties…

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