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Ideas for Hermarchus, F.H. Bradley and Gilbert Ryle

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

10999	Names need a means of reidentifying their referents [Bradley, by Read]
	Full Idea: Unless a name has associated with it a means of reidentifying its referent, we cannot use it.
	From: report of F.H. Bradley (Appearance and Reality [1893]) by Stephen Read - Thinking About Logic Ch.4
	A reaction: Brilliant! This point is totally undeniable. It is not enough that someone be 'baptised'. We need to hang onto both the name and what it refers to, and how are we going to do that?