Lexicon of Arguments

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Existing things are no types of things!
I 615 ff
Existence is not a characteristic.
I 615f
Existence/Brandom: external definition: 1) sortal restriction - 2) "canonical designators". >Sortals.
Three types: numerical, physical, fictional - similarities - Role of canonical designators - existent things are no types of things.
I 621
Existence/Frege/Brandom: from successful reference - localization in space. - E.g. in the space of the successor of the natural numbers - e.g. address in space and time - e.g. Pegasus example: no continuous path within the space towards the speaker - unattainable. - It is a type of expression not a type of thing.
I 624
N.B.: existential definitions can be interpreted as substitutional definitions. >Definitions, >Substitution.

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