Geach, Peter

"Language does not mirror the structure of reality in any simple way."

"The problem of change has troubled philosophers since ancient times."

"Proper names function fundamentally differently from descriptive terms."

"We must avoid both psychologism and logical realism."

"Intentionality is the mark of the mental."

"Every meaningful sentence expresses a complete thought."

"Medieval philosophy often grasped truths that modern philosophy has forgotten."

"The notion of identity admits of degrees and contexts."

"Metaphor is not merely a figure of speech but a mode of understanding."

"To say something is true is to say it corresponds to reality."

"The law of non-contradiction is not conventional but fundamental."

"Relations are as real as the objects they relate."

"The analogy between language and world must be carefully examined."

"To understand a concept is to grasp its conditions of application."

"Necessity is not merely psychological but ontological."

"The analysis of substance requires both logic and ontology."

"Facts are not linguistic entities but worldly entities."

"The distinction between essential and accidental properties matters."

"Language reform must proceed from philosophical clarity."

"To think is to entertain propositions, not mere mental images."

"Properties themselves have properties of properties."

"The verb is central to understanding predication."

"We must reject both extreme realism and extreme nominalism."

"Causation is a fundamental feature of reality, not mere succession."

"The problem of possible worlds requires careful analysis."

"Aristotle was right that substance is primary being."

"To know a thing is to understand its form and its matter."

"Logical form is not an invention but a discovery."

"The meaningfulness of a sentence depends on its grammatical structure."

"Paronymy explains how words can be related yet distinct."