Anyone having issues here with the "only" examples causing the result to flip, just break it down into what is "causing" something to be the case. Remember if -> then.
For example -
In Aristotle's view, universals exist only where they are instantiated.
Means
If there is a universal THEN there MUST be a universal which is instantiated.
U -> I or If U then I
Let's try without the ONLY.
In Aristotle's view, universals exist where they are instantiated.
Now it means -
If there is an instantiated universal, THEN there is an existing universal.
I -> U or if I then U. It "flips" because now we are saying everywhere there is an existing there is an instantiated. No exceptions. We do not know in the first example if I -> U because there could be many other ways to get to instantiated. The second one does not allow for exceptions like the first, at least strictly logically speaking.
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Anyone having issues here with the "only" examples causing the result to flip, just break it down into what is "causing" something to be the case. Remember if -> then.
For example -
In Aristotle's view, universals exist only where they are instantiated.
Means
If there is a universal THEN there MUST be a universal which is instantiated.
U -> I or If U then I
Let's try without the ONLY.
In Aristotle's view, universals exist where they are instantiated.
Now it means -
If there is an instantiated universal, THEN there is an existing universal.
I -> U or if I then U. It "flips" because now we are saying everywhere there is an existing there is an instantiated. No exceptions. We do not know in the first example if I -> U because there could be many other ways to get to instantiated. The second one does not allow for exceptions like the first, at least strictly logically speaking.