How are we to adjudicate among rival ontologies? Certainly … - Willard Van Orman Quine

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How are we to adjudicate among rival ontologies? Certainly the answer is not provided by the semantical formula "To be is to be the value of a variable"; this formula serves rather, conversely, in testing the conformity of a given remark or doctrine to a prior ontological standard.

Willard Van Orman Quine

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Willard Van Orman Quine (25 June 1908 – 25 December 2000) was an influential 20th Century American philosopher and logician.

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Alternative Names: W. V. Quine • Quien • W. V. O. Quine

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