An object remains vague when using a single property to assess what it is, especially when that property describes multiple types of objects, let alone multiple tokens of different types of objects! Saying that an object has four legs is no guarantee that the object is a dog, or a cat, or an animal, or a table, or a chair. It would contain all manner of animals, tables, chairs, Zimmer frames, and more. Consider the idea of a set containing all objects that have the property of four legs. This same problem can be found any time we try to narrow down a single object based on a single property in a complex set. So, to make an argument like ‘This animal has fur therefore this animal is a bear’ contains the same problems of invalidity as the above argument. If we were to imagine the same set containing only animals that have the property of fur, we can once again see how large that set would be. A set containing only animals that have the property of fur also falls foul of a similar argument. The same argument also holds true for a set that contains a single type of item, such as animals, but multiple tokens of that type, such as rabbit, dog, cat, bear, etc. Property (x) is no indication of a singular type of item in a set that contains multiple types of objects. The fault in the argument should have been clear to begin with, but if not, then the syllogism shows the invalid nature of the argument. If we break it down into a syllogistic form, we can see it is not a valid argument: Within that huge set of objects with the property of fur are things that are not animals, so the argument that it must be an animal is one that fails immediately. Imagining this set shows us that the argument fails at the get-go. If we were to then make an argument something akin to ‘this object has fur therefore it must be an animal’. Most would agree that it would be a huge set of objects. We would have various different kinds of animals, and objects like coats, hats, rugs, and much more, contained in that set. Imagine how large a set would be if we were to insert all things that contained the property ‘fur’. Looking at it in this form gives us some indication of just how many things there might in any set containing objects with a common property. Where Sp(x) is the set of all things containing property x. If we consider it something along the lines of a giant set of objects, with each object containing some shared property. I loved the Mystery Box and was a great deal! I even got a book I was thinking of ordering and was able to get it signed at the Catholic Answers Conference.It is, on the face of it, a reasonable argument of course. Posted by Donald Stephens on Oct 6th 2021 I only had one of the five books so can share it and enjoy the others Posted by SEVERIN A WEMHOFF on Oct 26th 2021 Look forward with anticipation to devour their contents. 5 The selection of books that came in the Mystery Box were a wonderful surprise. Include the mystery box whenever its offered for you. You will always have valuable material to read. But boyyyy was I wrong, this is well worth the cost. I added a mystery box to just support CA more and didn't really figure I'd get some good reads from this. Looking forward to ready the books that came in this mystery box Posted by Elizabeth Vanden Akker on Nov 30th 2021 I got a couple of mystery boxes from CA to jumpstart my collection and not only did I not get any duplicates (thanks to whoever pack them!) it gave me a great starting collection and all the reads were fantastic. Thank you for all of the fine material and programming you provide. Never disappointed with these hidden treasure boxes. Other than that, great buy! Definitely worth it. My only qualms was the lack of ability to show which books you already own, as i received one i already have. Posted by Thomas Alvarez on Jul 29th 2022
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