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Logical Properties
Identity, Existence, Predication, Necessity, Truth
Colin McGinn
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2000
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McGinn, Colin, 1950-
Logical properties : identity, existence, predication, necessity, truth / Colin McGinn.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Logic. I. Title.
BC71 .M36 2000 160--dc21 00-056653
ISBN 0-19-924181-3 (alk. paper)
Preface
The first philosophy cou