surman

A pair of men are the "same surman" if they have the same surname; and a surman is a man who bears this relation to someone.

Relative Identity Deutsch, Harry 2007

Thus the sentence “Whatever is a surman is a man” will be true in the language fragment interpreted in Quine's way, just as it is in English as a whole.

Identity Noonan, Harold 2006

So now it appears that that two different men can be the same surman, since two different men can have the same surname.

Relative Identity Deutsch, Harry 2007

Now, Geach attempts to rule this out by the argument that “whatever is a surman is by definition a man.”

Identity Noonan, Harold 2006

The predicate “is a man” will also be in the language-fragment in which “is the same surman as” is the I-predicate; and so it, too, will, be reinterpreted, if we follow Quine's suggestion, as holding of classes of men with the same surname.

Identity Noonan, Harold 2006

For the domain of the interpretation of the language fragment in which “is the same surman as” is the I-predicate can, in fact, be taken to consist of men, namely, to be a class containing exactly one representative man for each class of men with the same surname.

Identity Noonan, Harold 2006

What will not be true, however, is that whatever the predicate “is a surman” is true of, as it occurs in the language-fragment reinterpreted in Quine™ way, is a thing of which “is a man”, as it occurs in English as a whole, is true of.

Identity Noonan, Harold 2006

But this question, which is, of course, only answerable using predicates which belong to the part of English not included in the language fragment in which “is the same surman as” is the I-predicate, is not an impossible one to answer.

Identity Noonan, Harold 2006

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We need to step up to the plate and make laws, guidlines and strong ethics in businesses. remeber Enron and others this needs to happen to the mortgage lenders also. make them accounable!!! mary surman (Sent Sep 22, 2008 11: 24: 04 AM)

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