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From:         Jorge Llambias <jorge@PHYAST.PITT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: logical issues (lambda,ka, man-dogs, etc.)
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la djan cusku di'e

> Lojban is generally opposed to essences, but can resuscitate them by
> using "ka".

How would that work? Suppose {le ka ke'a prenu} = "being a person" is
an essential property, and {le ka ke'a klama le zarci} = "going to
the store" is an ephemeral one. How does {ka} help?

I know! Let's use subscripts: {ka xi pa} for essentials, and {ka xi no}
for ephemerals, and of course you can have all the fuzzy range in
between.  :)

Jorge