• Re: {linguistic truth} is the foundation of truth in mathematical logic

    From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Fri Sep 6 15:03:12 2024
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions
    of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed
    in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis
    of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Sat Sep 7 11:41:46 2024
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions
    of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed
    in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis
    of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic
    truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything
    in foundations of logic.

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Richard Damon@21:1/5 to olcott on Sat Sep 7 09:40:33 2024
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions
    of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed
    in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis
    of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic
    truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything
    in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone
    says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation
    dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between
    finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense
    data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine
    can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain
    of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss
    concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement
    in Natural Language can be ambiguous.

    Your seemingly important need to just try to redefine terms just shows
    that you actually don't understand the terms that you are using.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Richard Damon@21:1/5 to olcott on Mon Sep 9 22:56:07 2024
    On 9/9/24 9:22 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions >>>>>>> of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed >>>>>>> in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis
    of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic
    truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything >>>> in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone
    says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation
    dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between
    finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense
    data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the
    linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine
    can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain
    of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss
    concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement
    in Natural Language can be ambiguous.


    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term "bachelor"
    is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is stipulated
    to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    No, you are just too freaking stupid to understand that he is working
    under the assumption that we are talking ENGLISH, and thus the term
    "bachelor" has its Natuaral Language Meaning which has more meanings the
    the one you tried to stipulate (becasue you don't get to post-facto
    stipulate the definitions into his problem).

    I guess you are saying you never earned your Bachelor degree, because it doesn't exist.


    Within my own foundation of linguistic truth this is dead obvious.
    This is related to yet not identical with: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth-conditional_semantics

    Then write up a FULL definition of your FULL system.

    I guess the problem is you are just too stupid to know what you have to do.


    Your seemingly important need to just try to redefine terms just shows
    that you actually don't understand the terms that you are using.

    When the meaning of terms is AFU such that the Sapir–Whorf
    hypothesis makes it impossible to communicate new ideas
    the incoherent existing terms must have their erroneous
    ass corrected.


    Nope, when people like you try to redefine terms just because YOU don't understand them, YOU just prove that YOU ARE AFU.

    Your stupiditiy which makes you not understand what other people are
    saying doesn't make them stupid, it just proves how stupid you are.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Tue Sep 10 12:20:18 2024
    On 2024-09-09 13:22:24 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions >>>>>>> of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed >>>>>>> in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis
    of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic
    truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything >>>> in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone
    says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation
    dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between
    finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense
    data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the
    linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine
    can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain
    of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss
    concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement
    in Natural Language can be ambiguous.


    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term "bachelor"
    is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is stipulated
    to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    If he is too stupid to understand that then why does he claim it?

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Wed Sep 11 10:27:39 2024
    On 2024-09-10 13:14:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/10/2024 4:20 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-09 13:22:24 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions >>>>>>>>> of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed >>>>>>>>> in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis
    of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic
    truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything >>>>>> in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone
    says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation
    dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between
    finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense
    data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the
    linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine
    can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain >>>> of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss
    concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement >>>> in Natural Language can be ambiguous.


    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term "bachelor" >>> is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is stipulated >>> to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    If he is too stupid to understand that then why does he claim it?

    Rudolf Carnap claims it and Willard Van Orman Quine
    is too stupid to understand it.

    Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    https://www.ditext.com/quine/quine.html
    I should probably read his whole paper.

    In that text (section (ner the end of section I) Quine claims that "bachelor" means the same as "unmarried man". What do you find wrong with Quine's claim?

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Thu Sep 12 11:24:42 2024
    On 2024-09-11 12:21:09 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/11/2024 2:27 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-10 13:14:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/10/2024 4:20 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-09 13:22:24 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions >>>>>>>>>>> of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed >>>>>>>>>>> in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis >>>>>>>>>>> of observation belong to a different class of knowledge.

    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic
    truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything >>>>>>>> in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone
    says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation
    dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between
    finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense
    data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the
    linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine
    can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain >>>>>> of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss >>>>>> concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement >>>>>> in Natural Language can be ambiguous.


    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term "bachelor" >>>>> is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is stipulated >>>>> to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    If he is too stupid to understand that then why does he claim it?

    Rudolf Carnap claims it and Willard Van Orman Quine
    is too stupid to understand it.

    Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    https://www.ditext.com/quine/quine.html
    I should probably read his whole paper.

    In that text (section (ner the end of section I) Quine claims that "bachelor"
    means the same as "unmarried man". What do you find wrong with Quine's claim?


    Some how Quine convinced most people that the analytic/synthetic
    distinction does not exist. I never could understand how people
    could be so stupid to believe this so I formulated my own linguistic/empirical distinction.

    Truth entirely contained within language versus truth requiring
    sense data from the sense organs.

    So you don't disagree with my observation that you were wrong about Quine.

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Fri Sep 13 11:01:29 2024
    On 2024-09-13 01:11:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/12/2024 3:24 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-11 12:21:09 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/11/2024 2:27 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-10 13:14:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/10/2024 4:20 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-09 13:22:24 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions >>>>>>>>>>>>> of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed >>>>>>>>>>>>> in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis >>>>>>>>>>>>> of observation belong to a different class of knowledge. >>>>>>>>>>>>
    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang.
    This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth
    is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic >>>>>>>>>>> truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything
    in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone
    says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation
    dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between
    finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense >>>>>>>>> data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the
    linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine
    can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain >>>>>>>> of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss >>>>>>>> concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement >>>>>>>> in Natural Language can be ambiguous.


    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term "bachelor"
    is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is stipulated
    to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    If he is too stupid to understand that then why does he claim it?

    Rudolf Carnap claims it and Willard Van Orman Quine
    is too stupid to understand it.

    Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    https://www.ditext.com/quine/quine.html
    I should probably read his whole paper.

    In that text (section (ner the end of section I) Quine claims that "bachelor"
    means the same as "unmarried man". What do you find wrong with Quine's claim?


    Some how Quine convinced most people that the analytic/synthetic
    distinction does not exist. I never could understand how people
    could be so stupid to believe this so I formulated my own
    linguistic/empirical distinction.

    Truth entirely contained within language versus truth requiring
    sense data from the sense organs.

    So you don't disagree with my observation that you were wrong about Quine. >>

    Quine never could understand that totally dead obvious
    analytic/synthetic distinction even when the synonymity
    of bachelor and ~married was specified by Rudolf Carnap
    meaning postulates.

    How does acceptance of that claimed synonymity indicate non-understanding?

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Richard Damon@21:1/5 to olcott on Sat Sep 14 22:15:14 2024
    On 9/14/24 5:18 PM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/13/2024 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-13 01:11:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/12/2024 3:24 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-11 12:21:09 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/11/2024 2:27 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-10 13:14:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/10/2024 4:20 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-09 13:22:24 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expressions
    of language that are true on the basis of their meaning >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expressed
    in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of observation belong to a different class of knowledge. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth >>>>>>>>>>>>> is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic >>>>>>>>>>>>> truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" >>>>>>>>>>>> for anything
    in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone >>>>>>>>>>> says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation >>>>>>>>>>> dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between >>>>>>>>>>> finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense >>>>>>>>>>> data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the >>>>>>>>>>> linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine >>>>>>>>>>> can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept >>>>>>>>>> of domain of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to >>>>>>>>>> discuss concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined
    meaning, a statement in Natural Language can be ambiguous. >>>>>>>>>>

    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term >>>>>>>>> "bachelor"
    is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is >>>>>>>>> stipulated
    to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    If he is too stupid to understand that then why does he claim it? >>>>>>>>
    Rudolf Carnap claims it and Willard Van Orman Quine
    is too stupid to understand it.

    Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    https://www.ditext.com/quine/quine.html
    I should probably read his whole paper.

    In that text (section (ner the end of section I) Quine claims that >>>>>> "bachelor"
    means the same as "unmarried man". What do you find wrong with
    Quine's claim?


    Some how Quine convinced most people that the analytic/synthetic
    distinction does not exist. I never could understand how people
    could be so stupid to believe this so I formulated my own
    linguistic/empirical distinction.

    Truth entirely contained within language versus truth requiring
    sense data from the sense organs.

    So you don't disagree with my observation that you were wrong about
    Quine.


    Quine never could understand that totally dead obvious
    analytic/synthetic distinction even when the synonymity
    of bachelor and ~married was specified by Rudolf Carnap
    meaning postulates.

    How does acceptance of that claimed synonymity indicate non-
    understanding?


    Quine argues that all attempts to define and
    understand analyticity are circular.
    https://iep.utm.edu/quine-an/

    It is not true that bachelor are ~married mutually
    define each other.  "Bachelor" is a meaningless
    string until it is assigned the meaning of ~married.


    No, the word Bachelor has meaning well before you make that specific definition, as it was assumed at the beginning, we were talking "English".

    And thus words mean what they mean.

    Your stupidity in not understanding the issues, doesn;t make HIM stupid,
    it shows YOUR stupidity.

    It is clear that YOU are the one not understand the neaunces that other
    is saying, becuase you areh proved that you just don;t understand the
    basic meaning of words, because you have traind yourself to misuse them
    as needed.

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)
  • From Mikko@21:1/5 to olcott on Sun Sep 15 12:07:13 2024
    On 2024-09-14 21:18:50 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/13/2024 3:01 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-13 01:11:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/12/2024 3:24 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-11 12:21:09 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/11/2024 2:27 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-10 13:14:44 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/10/2024 4:20 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-09 13:22:24 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/7/2024 8:40 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
    On 9/7/24 9:19 AM, olcott wrote:
    On 9/7/2024 3:41 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-06 12:13:22 +0000, olcott said:

    On 9/6/2024 7:03 AM, Mikko wrote:
    On 2024-09-05 23:41:55 +0000, olcott said:

    A whole body of {linguistic truth} can be defined as expressions
    of language that are true on the basis of their meaning expressed
    in this same language.

    Expressions that can only be known to be true on the basis >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of observation belong to a different class of knowledge. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    Linguistic things should be discussed in sci.lang. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> This group is for things related to logic.


    The actual foundation of logical and mathematical truth >>>>>>>>>>>>> is simply relations between finite strings, thus linguistic >>>>>>>>>>>>> truth.

    I don't think logicians want to use the word "linguistic" for anything
    in foundations of logic.


    I don't care. When I refer to analytic truth most everyone >>>>>>>>>>> says that has been disavowed by Quine and the conversation >>>>>>>>>>> dies right there.

    The most apt name for truth specified by relations between >>>>>>>>>>> finite strings is linguistic truth. Truth that requires sense >>>>>>>>>>> data form the sense organs become empirical truth.

    This converts the analytic/synthetic distinction into the >>>>>>>>>>> linguistic/empirical distinction so Willard Van Orman Quine >>>>>>>>>>> can STFU !


    The problem is that you don't seem to understand the concept of domain
    of discussion (or context).

    Quine is talking about the limitation of Natural Language to discuss >>>>>>>>>> concepts, that BECAUSE words can have ill-defined meaning, a statement
    in Natural Language can be ambiguous.


    Quine is just too freaking stupid to understand that the term "bachelor"
    is an otherwise totally meaningless finite string until it is stipulated
    to have the meaning of ~Married & Adult & Male.

    If he is too stupid to understand that then why does he claim it? >>>>>>>>
    Rudolf Carnap claims it and Willard Van Orman Quine
    is too stupid to understand it.

    Two Dogmas of Empiricism
    https://www.ditext.com/quine/quine.html
    I should probably read his whole paper.

    In that text (section (ner the end of section I) Quine claims that "bachelor"
    means the same as "unmarried man". What do you find wrong with Quine's claim?


    Some how Quine convinced most people that the analytic/synthetic
    distinction does not exist. I never could understand how people
    could be so stupid to believe this so I formulated my own
    linguistic/empirical distinction.

    Truth entirely contained within language versus truth requiring
    sense data from the sense organs.

    So you don't disagree with my observation that you were wrong about Quine. >>>
    Quine never could understand that totally dead obvious
    analytic/synthetic distinction even when the synonymity
    of bachelor and ~married was specified by Rudolf Carnap
    meaning postulates.

    How does acceptance of that claimed synonymity indicate non-understanding? >>

    Quine argues that all attempts to define and
    understand analyticity are circular.
    https://iep.utm.edu/quine-an/

    How many words you need to have before you can define anything?

    It is not true that bachelor are ~married mutually
    define each other. "Bachelor" is a meaningless
    string until it is assigned the meaning of ~married.

    Where did Quine say otherwise?

    --
    Mikko

    --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
    * Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)