Combining Philosophers

Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, Thomas W. Polger and David M. Armstrong

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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / a. Sense and reference

12231

Reference needs truth as well as sense [Hale/Wright]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates

8533	Predicates need ontological correlates to ensure that they apply [Armstrong]

4035	There must be some explanation of why certain predicates are applicable to certain objects [Armstrong]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense

18368

For all being, there is a potential proposition which expresses its existence and nature [Armstrong]

18370

A realm of abstract propositions is causally inert, so has no explanatory value [Armstrong]

19. Language / E. Analyticity / 2. Analytic Truths

10627

Many conceptual truths ('yellow is extended') are not analytic, as derived from logic and definitions [Hale/Wright]