Ruth Millikan on Copula - Philosophy Lexicon of Arguments

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Copula: a copula is a connection of the subject with a predicate within a sentence or statement. E.g. the sky is blue. The copula is not the same as the "is" of identity. _____________ Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.

Millikan, Ruth Books on Amazon	Copula	I 194 Is/Predication/Identity/Millikan: A) Identity: e.g. "Cicero is Tullius" B) Predication: e.g. "Cicero is a Roman". Stabilizing function: the difference consists in the different stabilization functions of the lowest type of "is" not in a different lexicon sense. _____________ Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution.	Millk I R. G. Millikan Language, Thought, and Other Biological Categories: New Foundations for Realism Cambridge 1987

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