On Feb 8, 2010, at 8:40 PM, John F. Sowa wrote:
> One could quibble about whether the symbol "=" is a logical or
> a nonlogical symbol. I would claim that identity is part of
> the logical apparatus (partly because I agree with Wittgenstein
> that x=y is a statement about the names x and y, rather than a
> statement about the subject domain). In any case, I don't want
> to get into metaphysical arguments about the nature of identity. (01)
Good thing, John, since you're wrong. :-D (02)
-chris (03)
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