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What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is

What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is

Update: 2025-05-05
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Today on Sed Contra, the Sacra Doctrina Project's Elliot Polsky and Urban Hannon discuss three medieval theories of the meaning of the word "is," and what difference this makes to contemporary discussions of "esse."

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For further reading:

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTMS

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTMS-2

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLTSO-22

https://philpapers.org/rec/POLSOR

https://www.thomisticmetaphysics.com/

 

Music attribution: "Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No 3, 3 allegro" by Advent Chamber Orchestra. Acquired here. Edited for length. Used under Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 

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What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is

What the Meaning of the Word 'Is' Is

Urban Hannon, Elliot Polsky