Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Bryan van Norden, Ludwig Wittgenstein and Mark Sainsbury
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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Names are primitive, and cannot be analysed [Wittgenstein]
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A person's name doesn't mean their body; bodies don't sit down, and their existence can be denied [Wittgenstein]
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Naming is a preparation for description [Wittgenstein]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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A name is not determined by a description, but by a cluster or family [Wittgenstein, by Kripke]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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A name is primitive, and its meaning is the object [Wittgenstein]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names
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It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
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Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury]
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Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury]
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