The first of these rejects the existence dimension by rejecting the claim that the distinctive objects of that subject-matter exist, while the second admits that those objects exist but denies that they instantiate any of the properties distinctive of that subject-matter.
A result, paradoxically, is a chaos of systems, with objects visually ricocheting off other objects, and viewers bouncing from surprise to surprise, like pinballs in a machine, propelled by curiosity, puzzlement, prior knowledge or pleasure, from one distinctive object to the next.
Although surviving examples are rare, there is a distinctive group of brass objects, mainly candlesticks and andirons, which have green, blue, or white opaque enamelling.
The house's décor is a distinctive blend of found objects, Chinese antiques and bits and pieces collected on the family's travels around Asia. "Every single object in this house has a story," Ms. Elie said, "whether it was bought when we traveled, whether it was found in the garbage, or whether an old neighbor moved away and gave it to us".
Although some commentators (e.g. Pettit 1991) require that a realistic view of a subject matter be non-reductionist about the distinctive objects, properties, and facts of that subject matter, the reductionist/non-reductionist issue is really orthogonal to the various debates about realism.
Revealing an underexplored facet of contemporary book arts, this publication illustrates the remarkable singularity of the Alberts' collection, providing both comprehensive views and the scholarly context necessary to fully appreciate the significance of these distinctive objects.
These are not simply forms of individual experience, but diverse worlds, with distinctive objects, symbolic forms, social practices, and modes of experience.
While the paragraph from "Sakhalin Island" establishes the yard clearly by size and shape and then describes how it is populated, the passage from "Ward No. 6" doesn't tell us what a hospital yard looks like, or what "small" means, or what an annex looks like, or how we should interpret "whole forest," and we must do the work of processing the names of plants into visually distinctive objects.
Mr. Bush's vow to either capture or kill Osama bin Laden was not a distinctive mark of his foreign policy, nor was it what critics principally objected to.
The deflationary nominalist is not committed to any subsisting objects, in contrast to what is often claimed to be a distinctive feature of Meinongianism.
Its objects invoke biblical themes, Islamic design and European traditions, while beginning to carve out a distinctive style of Jewish Palestinian art.
