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James,
Your answers to Hal and Tim have been enlightening.
And your attempt to move away from nominalism to improve precision of language and to ward off inadverdent undermining of fundamentals, is admirable, that is, if I understand your objections to Hal's proposals correctly.
Perhaps to avoid counter-objections that matters of definition all to often lead back into nominalistic debates, you will be ... Thanks.
John
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