Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Confucius, Alexander Miller and Saul A. Kripke
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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Names are rigid, making them unlike definite descriptions [Kripke, by Sainsbury]
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Names are rigid designators, which designate the same object in all possible worlds [Kripke]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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A bundle of qualities is a collection of abstractions, so it can't be a particular [Kripke]
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A name can still refer even if it satisfies none of its well-known descriptions [Kripke]
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We may fix the reference of 'Cicero' by a description, but thereafter the name is rigid [Kripke]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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Some references, such as 'Neptune', have to be fixed by description rather than baptism [Kripke, by Szabó]
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Proper names must have referents, because they are not descriptive [Kripke, by Sainsbury]
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A name's reference is not fixed by any marks or properties of the referent [Kripke]
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The function of names is simply to refer [Kripke]
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A man has two names if the historical chains are different - even if they are the same! [Kripke]
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If the only property of a name was its reference, we couldn't explain bearerless names [Miller,A]
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