Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Hermarchus, Robert Merrihew Adams and Keith Donnellan

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

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Direct reference is by proper names, or indexicals, or referential uses of descriptions [Adams,RM]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

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A definite description 'the F' is referential if the speaker could thereby be referring to something not-F [Donnellan, by Sainsbury]

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Donnellan is unclear whether the referential-attributive distinction is semantic or pragmatic [Bach on Donnellan]

5813	A description can successfully refer, even if its application to the subject is not believed [Donnellan]

19. Language / B. Reference / 5. Speaker's Reference

5815	Whether a definite description is referential or attributive depends on the speaker's intention [Donnellan]