Re: [lojban] RE:su'u

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

And Rosta scripsit:

> Each sense has a definition -- "goes miaow" is part of the definition
> of 'cat'; "is married to Nora" is part of the definition of 'Lojbabhood'.

I can't swallow this.  Surely a cat without a voice is still a cat, and
if Lojbab had never married Nora he would still be Lojbab.  These can't
be *defining* properties.

As you know, I hold that "cat" is not a category at all, but an individual.

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John Cowan                                   cowan@ccil.org
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