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THE UNIVERSE AMONG OTHER THINGS
Author(s) -
Varzi Achille C.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
ratio
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-9329
pISSN - 0034-0006
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9329.2006.00312.x
Subject(s) - plural , term (time) , object (grammar) , universe , epistemology , philosophy , expression (computer science) , sociology , linguistics , computer science , physics , programming language , quantum mechanics , astrophysics
Peter Simons has argued that the expression ‘the universe’ is not a genuine singular term: it can name neither a single, completely encompassing individual, nor a collection of individuals. (It is, rather, a semantically plural term standing equally for every existing object.) I offer reasons for resisting Simons's arguments on both scores.