Re: Dissing the phrase "begging the question"

Subject: Re: Dissing the phrase "begging the question"
From: Stephen Victor <svictor -at- HOUSTON -dot- GEOQUEST -dot- SLB -dot- COM>
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 1997 13:28:10 -0500

> Not to veer overmuch into philosophy, but: to lose the "name" of a
> thing is to lose the thing itself.

I wonder if we could veer into some sound reasoning. Could someone
explain to me how losing the "name" of a thing is to lose the thing
itself? Does calling a table an airplane make it no longer a table?

Thanks,
Steve

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