From: Dick.Gray@bull.com
Date: Thu Jan 28 1999 - 10:31:07 MST
Ian,
Perhaps I've misunderstood your posts. If by "collective entity" you mean
simply a composite object, such as a galaxy or a person, I've no objection
to your usage.
I was under the impression that you wished to extend the term to include
such non-objects as "society" and other relational systems which are often
reified as some sort of "entity", giving rise to a certain class of
category error. This is what I've been arguing against. If this is not what
you have in mind, then we're in accord, and I apologize for fostering
confusion.
Dick
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