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From: John F Sowa <sowa@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:21:40 -0400
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On 4/2/2015 3:40 PM, Matthew West wrote:
> So how do you refer to a car without saying it is a car?    (01)

Just say in English (or its translation to FOL):    (02)

    There is an x.    (03)

If you want to say more, add    (04)

    x has four wheels; x has a cabin that can hold from 1 to 8
    people; one of them is a driver; the driver can control
    the way x moves.    (05)

You can also, if you wish, say the following, but without assuming
any fixed definition for the term 'car':    (06)

   x is car.    (07)

The critical distinction is in the restrictions implied by
the system of logic and ontology.  If you have a very tightly
restricted logic, it's impossible to say "driverless car".    (08)

With a less restricted logic, you can say anything you like.
If it causes a contradiction, you just delete one or more axioms
-- in this case, the axiom that a moving car shall have a driver.    (09)

John    (010)

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