Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Keith Donnellan and Michael Jubien
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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We only grasp a name if we know whether to apply it when the bearer changes [Jubien]
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The baptiser picks the bearer of a name, but social use decides the category [Jubien]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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Examples show that ordinary proper names are not rigid designators [Jubien]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / a. Descriptions
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Russell only uses descriptions attributively, and Strawson only referentially [Donnellan, by Lycan]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
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A definite description can have a non-referential use [Donnellan]
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Definite descriptions are 'attributive' if they say something about x, and 'referential' if they pick x out [Donnellan]
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'The x is F' only presumes that x exists; it does not actually entail the existence [Donnellan]
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We could make a contingent description into a rigid and necessary one by adding 'actual' to it [Jubien]
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