Re: compound propositions
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:41:42 -0300
Message-ID: <4ba040f0$0$12432$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
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> I would say tuples are abstractions, also that they are not
> propositions, just partial representations. (While I don't object to an
> entity being called an abstraction, the word often confuses me because
> some people give the impression it's not abstract.)
Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:41:42 -0300
Message-ID: <4ba040f0$0$12432$9a566e8b_at_news.aliant.net>
> Nilone wrote:
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>> On Mar 16, 7:12 pm, paul c <toledobythe..._at_oohay.ac> wrote: >> >>> Must admit I've never understood what is the important difference >>> between a tuple and an entity, other than that some people would rather >>> talk about entities instead of tuples. >> >> My current understanding is that a tuple is a proposition which may >> describe one or more entities, while an entity is an abstraction which >> may be described by any number of tuples in any number of relations. >> ...
>
> I would say tuples are abstractions, also that they are not
> propositions, just partial representations. (While I don't object to an
> entity being called an abstraction, the word often confuses me because
> some people give the impression it's not abstract.)
Don't confuse the conceptual and logical levels of discourse. You will only end up talking nonsense. Received on Wed Mar 17 2010 - 03:41:42 CET