Combining Philosophers

Ideas for William James, Georges Rey and Nathan Salmon

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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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Frege's 'sense' solves four tricky puzzles [Salmon,N]

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

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The perfect case of direct reference is a variable which has been assigned a value [Salmon,N]

18885

Kripke and Putnam made false claims that direct reference implies essentialism [Salmon,N]

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

3209	Causal theories of reference (by 'dubbing') don't eliminate meanings in the heads of dubbers [Rey]

3210	If meaning and reference are based on causation, then virtually everything has meaning [Rey]

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

3149	Referential Opacity says truth is lost when you substitute one referring term ('mother') for another ('Jocasta') [Rey]