Single Idea 4064

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / g. Particular being]

Full Idea

According to Quine's conception of existence, the idea of a thing and the idea of existence are two sides of the same coin.

Gist of Idea

The idea of a thing and the idea of existence are two sides of the same coin

Source

report of Willard Quine (On What There Is [1948]) by Tim Crane - Elements of Mind 1.5

Book Reference

Crane,Tim: 'Elements of Mind' [OUP 2001], p.17


A Reaction

I suspect that Quine's ontology is too dependent on language, but this thought seems profoundly right