Neil: Could you give me a little more on this: "A side remark. As a mathematician, I don't have any problem with the view that mathematical propositions are analytic (true by virtue of the meanings of the terms). I am inclined to disagree with the view that they are tautological, but that's because I make a distinction between tautological and analytic." What do you mean by tautological that you do not mean analytic? Regards. Dr. Sean Wilson, Esq. Assistant Professor Wright State University Personal Website: http://seanwilson.org SSRN papers: http://ssrn.com/author=596860 Discussion Group: http://seanwilson.org/wittgenstein.discussion.html ========================================= Need Something? Check here: http://ludwig.squarespace.com/wittrslinks/