Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Donald Davidson, Ned Block and Nathan Salmon

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26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds
The cause of a usage determines meaning, but why is the microstructure of water relevant? [Davidson]
Nothing in the direct theory of reference blocks anti-essentialism; water structure might have been different [Salmon,N]