Re: compound propositions

Bob Badour wrote:
> paul c wrote:
>

>> Nilone wrote:
>>
>>> 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.)

Heh, probably good advice. If I understand it, it means the middle ground in these topics is treacherous, likely futile and possibly only a refuge for mystics. Received on Wed Mar 17 2010 - 04:28:25 CET