Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Peter Geach, Gottfried Leibniz and Gareth Evans
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / a. Sentence meaning
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Leibniz was the first modern to focus on sentence-sized units (where empiricists preferred word-size) [Leibniz, by Hart,WD]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference
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Speakers intend to refer to items that are the source of their information [Evans]
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The intended referent of a name needs to be the cause of the speaker's information about it [Evans]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
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If descriptions are sufficient for reference, then I must accept a false reference if the descriptions fit [Evans]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 5. Pragmatics / b. Implicature
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We use expressions 'deferentially', to conform to the use of other people [Evans]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / c. Principle of charity
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Charity should minimize inexplicable error, rather than maximising true beliefs [Evans]
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