PHI 1101 Lecture 7: Chapter 4 - Sept.28.2018

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Sascha Maicher

Document Summary

Define ambiguity (are they speaking of the characteristics on an individual or characteristics of a whole) Professors at this university make millions of dollars per year (referring to professors as a group) Our amplifiers can be heard all across the country (referring as a group) Cowboys die with their boots on. (referring as an individual) Angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees (referring as a group) On our airlines, the passengers have their choice of three different meals (referring as an individual) On our airline passengers flew 14 million per month (referring as a group) All our cars are on sale for (referring as a individual) Power lawn mowers produce more pollution than motorcycles (referring as a group) As a group, there are far more lawn mowers. Baltimore team will make it to the world series in six or seven years (as a group)