Quine stated that to be is to be the value of a bound variable

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Is it true that Quine stated that to be is to be the value of a bound variable?

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Verdict: SUPPORTED · 1 source for, 0 against · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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Wikiquote: Willard van Orman Quine

"On What There Is"

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Wikiquote: Willard van Orman Quine. (n.d.). Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Willard_van_Orman_Quine

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