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Type-Token Distinction.

Shawn November 16, 2018 at 19:35 2075 views 1 comments
Following on my topic on Empty names, I wanted to bring up the type-token distinction. Wikipedia pretty much outlines the topic into this:
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The type–token distinction separates types (abstract descriptive concepts) from tokens (objects that instantiate concepts).
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So, what are abstract descriptive concepts (types) like Pegasus, Posty McPostface, and Harry Potter?

Then, on the other side of the coin, "objects that instantiate concepts" can be understood as objects in the world that obtain into signifiers and things (token).

So, does this better outline the meaning of an "empty name" as an "abstract descriptive concept", and proper names that denote "objects that instantiate concepts"?

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Baden November 16, 2018 at 20:22 #228502
This discussion was merged into Empty names