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John:
> And says I take "nu" to mean not "event" but "kind of event". I do not
> "nu" means "event", but doesn't say whether the event actually occurs
> in this world, merely that it occurs in some possible world: it is
> well-formed as an event, but not necessarily existent
This is exactly what I mean by "kind of event" (in a semi-technical
sense of 'Kind (of)', that I have been trying to remember to
capitalize). A Kind of snake is well-formed as a snake, but not
necessarily existent (in this spacetime). Any Kind of snake or
event exists abstractly, so long as you can conceive of it.
In Excellent Solution 4.0, {Q lo nu} = SL {Q lo nu} and
{Q loi nu} = {Q lo fasnu je nu}. {Q lo -detective} = Kind
of Mr Detective, & covers Holmes. {Q loi -detective} =
actual worldly instance of Mr Detective, & doesn't cover
Holmes.
--And.