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If the author sees this - "quine" should be capitalized, as it's named after a real person (a philosopher - quite a good one). Like "Volts", for example. [upd
by andrewcooke 14y ago
If the author sees this - "quine" should be capitalized, as it's named after a real person (a philosopher - quite a good one). Like "Volts", for example.
[update] Hmm, although both Wikipedia and GEB use lower case. But in GEB it's lower case because it's a verb (quining). Not sure it's used as a noun - (there are index entries for "Quine" and "quining").
[And edited to add caps as i guess otherwise someone will complain]
- eli 14y agoI'm not sure there's a real hard and fast rule, but once a word becomes separated from the person, it doesn't really make sense to capitalize it like a proper noun. Compare "Keynesian economics" with Dr. Guillotine's invention the "guillotine"
- andrewcooke 14y agoOK, so I guess what I am saying is that I do not think it is separated yet. The relationship is very close (because of the precise meaning) and the guy only died a few years ago (well, 12).