Definition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21370705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Samuel Z Elgin (0000-0002-0197-7855, University of California San Diego, corresponding author), Samuel Elgin |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 179 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 3019-3036 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophical Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8116 • E-ISSN: 1573-0883 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11098-022-01812-7 |
| OpenAlex | W4223455020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 23 |
This paper presents a puzzle about the logic of real definition. I demonstrate that five principles concerning definition—that it is coextensional and irreflexive, that it applies to its cases, that it permits expansion, and that it is itself defined—are logically incompatible. I then explore the advantages and disadvantages of each principle—one of which must be rejected to restore consistency
Calculus (dental) · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Epistemology · Mathematical economics · Metaphysics · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of mind · Artificial Intelligence · Classical Philosophy and Thought · Computer Science · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge · Mathematics · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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XIV—Ontological Dependence
The Unity of Grounding
On what matters, Volume one
Essence and Modality
To Be F Is To Be G
Classical Opacity
Grounding the Unreal
Upward Grounding
Philosophical Analysis
Grounding, Essence, and Identity
The Logic of Opacity
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |