Re: [lojban] Re: Any (was: Nick will be with you shortly)

[Steven Belknap <sbelknap@uic.edu>]

On Monday, March 3, 2003, at 08:34  AM, John Cowan wrote:

> Steven Belknap scripsit:
>
> > Perhaps I have misunderstood. I have interpreted your use of the 
> > word=20
> > "typical" to refer to a device or rule that can be used to inspect 
> > any=20=
> >
> > given instance of a lion and determine whether or not it is 
> > "typical".=20=
>
> No: "lo'e cinfo" is a metaphysical construct which has those and
> only those properties typical of actual lions.

I think I get it. <lo'e> is about properties typical of actual lions 
and not actual properties of typical lions.

-Steven