Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics

analogy answer appear ascribed assertion auditory world B-expressions basic particulars category criterion chapter characteristic conceptual scheme consciousness criteria definite descriptive metaphysics distinguish doctrine empirical entities existence existential existentially quantified expressions introducing fact feature feature-placing Frege Geach hearer idea identifying reference identity Identity of Indiscernibles indicative mood individual instantiated introducing particulars kind language least Leibniz List II logical subject master-sound material bodies means monads non-particulars notion object oneself ontology P-predicates particular term person Peter struck philosopher phrase Plato point of view position possible predicate predicate-expression pression presupposed proposition purely auditory quantified question referring expression reidentifiable relations relative pronoun seems sense sentences singular terms Socrates is wise sortal universals spatial spatio-temporal speak speaker statement style of introduction subject-expression subject-predicate distinction substantival suppose temporal term-introducing expressions things thought ticulars tion true uniquely universal term wisdom word