Christian Thomas Kohl The Metaphysical Foundations of Buddhism and Modern Science

distinct meanings. It is to be remembered that we are here referring to
two of the most acute of modern logicians. Whether Mr. Joseph has
rightly interpreted Mr. Johnson's phrases is not to the point. If Mr.
Joseph has found twenty distinct, though allied, meanings closely
connected with the term Proposition, there are twenty such meanings,
even though for the moment their divergencies may seem unimportant to
Mr. Johnson or Mr. Joseph. Importance depends on purpose and on point
of view. So at any moment twenty new terms may be required by some
advance in the subtlety of logical theory. Again, if Mr. Johnson has
employed twenty distinct meanings, it is because they were relevant to
his argument, even though his argument may require further completion
by reason of their unnoted distinction.
It is safe to confirm that this situation can be repeated over every
technical term in philosophy.
Section XI. Another illustration, in which my use of the words [Cf.
Science and Modern World, Ch. IV and passim and Process and Reality,
Ch. II and passim] Prehension, Feeling, Satisfaction, is partly concerned,
can be drawn from the terms expressive of the connectedness of things.
For this topic, the reigning philosophical term is the word Relation. There
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