Abstract
The possible objections considered seriatim. So far as I can see, the main objection to the symbolism we have used would be that it represents a motion by the same symbol on the schedules of different individuals. This might be objected to on any or all of the following grounds:
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A motion states a proposed course of action. Now, it may be urged, epistemologists accept that before any statement can be understood it must be taken up by the mind into a system of judgements; and this system of judgements, because of differences in native make-up and differences in past history, can be the same for no two minds. Not even the simplest sentence can bear the same meaning for different people.
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Black, D. (1987). Can a Motion be Represented by the Same Symbol on Different Schedules?. In: The Theory of Committees and Elections. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4225-7_3
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