Philosophical Thoughts

An assortment of my philosophical ponderings.


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الأربعاء، يوليو 10، 2002
 
A name is only meaningful if the person trying to understand it is familiar with the referent it describes. Consider that you do not know Paul (P):

1. My friend P came over last night.
2. My friend came over last night.

The sentence retains its full meaning with the omission of P.