Leibniz on the Empty Term ‘Nothing’
This paper discusses Leibniz’s treatment of the term ‘nihil’ that appears in some logical papers about the notion of Real Addition. First, the paper argues that the term should be understood as an empty (singular) term and that sentences with empty terms can be true (§2). Second, it sketches a po...
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| Language: | English |
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Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
2021-12-01
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| Series: | JoLMA |
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.30687/Jolma/2723-9640/2021/02/001 |