Abstract

"To those who suspect that metaphysics in general arises from use-mention confusion, it will come as no surprise that it is very difficult to set forth metaphysical doctrines while using quotation marks consistently and correctly". Those who share Benson Mates's suspicion will gain more from this book than those who suspect that no significant philosophical conclusion or error ever arose from use-mention confusion. That does not, however, preclude members of this second class of readers from learning a good deal from the book.