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This is an important proposition made by the School of Names. Gongsun Long discussed this thesis in great detail. In his view, "horse" is a name of the physical body of a horse, whereas "white" is the name for white color. "White horse" refers both to "horse" and "white" and therefore is not the same thing as that which is referred to as "horse." The proposition that "a white horse is not a horse" is meant to point out that the name "horse" accurately refers to the particular characteristics of white, brown and black horses. More careful differentiation is necessary in order to indicate an object precisely 去书内
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    Gongsun Long of the School of Names argues “A white horse is not a horse”. He distinguishes “horse” (form)

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