BPFK Section: gadri
> On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 12:23:03AM -0400, Rob Speer wrote:
> > The rest of the gadri proposal makes perfect sense to
> > me; but as soon as Mr. Cat enters the picture, it sounds like
> > something completely different and alien.
>
> Actually, from the perspective of the proposal I have no problem with
> it, it's the 'constants' think that messes me up.
A constant term is any term that is not a quantified term. If
it has no quantifier, it's a constant, that's all there is to it.
The word 'constant' is not mentioned in the definitions anyway.
The reason Mr. Broda comes up every time we discuss gadri is
that that's how JCB described generics in Loglan. Like it or
not, it's part of the language's traditional jargon. Again,
it is not mentioned in the definitions, so feel free to
ignore it.
Names are paradigmatic constant terms so thinking of "cats"
as "Mr. Cat" can clarify the logical structure of a proposition
for some people. If it doesn't work for you, just skip it.
mu'o mi'e xorxes
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