Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Allan Gibbard, E.J. Lowe and George Engelbretsen

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19. Language / B. Reference / 2. Denoting

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Terms denote objects with properties, and statements denote the world with that property [Engelbretsen]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference

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Direct reference doesn't seem to require that thinkers know what it is they are thinking about [Lowe]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Naming a thing in the actual world also invokes some persistence criteria [Gibbard]