Lexicon of Arguments

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I 221
Sortal/Simon/(s): there can be no sortal term "material object" ((s) because that does not distinguish anything: e.g. a "material object" does not differ from another "material object").
((s) One cannot use a "material object" to distinguish a thing from another material object, but rather from an immaterial.)
Analogy/(s): there is no category of "similar things".
I 225
Sortal terms/Simons: sortal terms are general, so that we still need to provide something extra to pick out an object ("second").
>Individuation, >Identification, >Indivduals, >Particulars, >Classification, cf. >Universals.

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