Plurals

Bibliographic Data

ID4079050
AuthorsAgustín Rayo (Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume2
Issue3
Pages411-427
Publication date2007-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1747-9991.2007.00060.x
OpenAlexW4236445338
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

English contains singular terms, quantifiers and predicates (e.g. 'it', 'something' and '. . . is an elephant'). But it also containspluralterms, quantifiers and predicates (e.g. 'they', 'some things' and '. . . are scattered on the floor').1Philosophers have become increasingly interested in plurals over the past couple of decades. The purpose of this article is to explain why plurals might be thought to have philosophical importance, and why they have led to philosophical debate

Epistemology · Linguistics · Plural · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications

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