Combining Philosophers

Ideas for William S. Jevons, Michael Dummett 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

18887

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

10516

A realistic view of reference is possible for concrete objects, but not for abstract objects [Dummett, by Hale]

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]