El análisis lógico de la predicación colectiva
ISSN: 0011-1503
Datum der Publikation: 2006
Ausgabe: 38
Nummer: 114
Seiten: 21-44
Art: Artikel
Andere Publikationen in: Crítica: revista hispanoamericana de filosofía
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Zusammenfassung
In this paper I investigate the logical analysis of statements in which a predicate applies collectively to a plurality of subjects. The standard treatment of such cases in first-order logic is not completely satisfactory, and the search for alternative modes of representation opens up interesting perspectives. I concentrate on the introduction of multigrade predicates, pointing out a number of weaknesses in the current literature on the subject. I argue that the collective/distributive opposition must be located in the logical structure of the statement in question.