ABSTRACT
One of the commonest ways in wh. we use “thinking of” is when we say S is thinking of so-&-so, where so-&-so is a class or collection or set of things—as e.g. S was thinking of the human race or of mankind, S was thinking of Woman (women in general), S was thinking of children, S was thinking of elephants, etc. etc. And it’s natural to ask: Is this use of “thinking of” the same as that in wh. we use it of a real individual? Or in other words is the relation in wh. we stand to a class as a whole, when we think of it, the same as that in wh. we stand to a particular member of it, when we think of that member?
