If referential basicness is theory-relative, Strawson's claim that material bodies are privileged presupposes a folk-physical framework rather than establishing a language-independent truth.

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Folk-physical framework(as used in philosophy of language and metaphysics): The everyday, common-sense way ordinary people think about physical objects and how the world works, rather than a scientific or technical approach.
Language-independent truth(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of language): A fact about reality that would be true no matter what language we speak or what concepts we use to describe it.
Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted): Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
Referential basicness(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of language): The idea that some things are more fundamental or primary than others when we're trying to explain what exists and how we talk about it.

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Strawson

# Strawson Peter Strawson was a 20th-century British philosopher best known for challenging the traditional view that all meaningful statements must be either true or false. He argued that some statements—like "The present King of France is bald"—are neither true nor false because they fail to properly refer to anything that exists. His work fundamentally changed how philosophers think about language, meaning, and logic.

If referential basicness is theory-relative, Strawson's claim that material bodies are privileged presupposes a folk-physical framework rather than establishing a language-independent truth.

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