Full Idea
The central fact about the category of stuff or matter is that it is profoundly antithetical to reference.
Gist of Idea
The category of stuff does not suit reference
Source
Henry Laycock (Words without Objects [2006], Pref)
Book Reference
Laycock,Henry: 'Words without Objects' [OUP 2006], p.-5
A Reaction
This is taking 'reference' in the strictly singular classical sense, but clearly we refer to water in various ways. Laycock's challenge is very helpful. We have been in the grips of a terrible orthodoxy.