Colin asked:

I have two questions:

1. Can anyone make a statement that is not either a statement of what is possible or what is actual or
one that states what is necessary?

2. Is it the case that in responding to questions of a 'what is x' nature — e.g. what is love, what is a
question, what is a car, what is philosophy etc. — the nature of the response (apart from I don't
know!) will be either structural or functional or concerned with the origins of the thing?

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Can anyone make a statement that is not either a statement of what is possible or what is actual or
one that states what is necessary?

answer: 1. You mean, like: "triangles have four sides"?

Or do you want something like, "unicorns weigh 250 lbs"?

Or, "this statement is false"?

As you can see, there are many statements that meet your criteria. The above are three examples of
typesof such statements.

2. As for your next question... when you tell me what "structural", "functional", and "origins" mean, I'll
answer it.

Steven Ravett Brown