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Re: Is it sure that any mechanism has a largest model? (LI,8C, p.205)



Judith,
 
I don't understand what you mean by "semantics being dispensed with" in reference to the theory of transfinite numbers.
 
Regards,
Tim
 
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Subject: Re: Is it sure that any mechanism has a largest model? (LI,8C, p.205)

Hi Tim,
 
What you refer to with transfinite numbers and different sizes of infinities is exactly what happens when the semantics are dispensed with.

Regarding "THE intersection of an infinite set of models"... think about it: There is no singular "largest model" in an infinite set. There is no one "intersection". However, I can answer one aspect of that question: Any intersection of two (or more) models is also a model. In an infinite set, there will be infinite intersections.
 
Judith