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Single Idea 16782
[filed under theme 26. Natural Theory / B. Natural Kinds / 5. Reference to Natural Kinds
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Full Idea
Whatsoever Adam called any living creature, the same is its name. And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field.
Gist of Idea
The names of all the types of creature were given forever by Adam
Source
Anon (Tor) (01: Book of Genesis [c.750 BCE], 02:20)
Book Ref
Pasnau,Robert: 'Metaphysical Themes 1274-1671' [OUP 2011], p.639
The
13 ideas
with the same theme
[how language terms refer to natural kinds]:
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16782
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The names of all the types of creature were given forever by Adam
[Anon (Tor)]
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11904
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Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms
[Putnam, by Mackie,P]
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17507
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Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum)
[Putnam]
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2342
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"Water" is a natural kind term, but "H2O" is a description
[Putnam]
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8873
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The cause of a usage determines meaning, but why is the microstructure of water relevant?
[Davidson]
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4963
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The properties that fix reference are contingent, the properties involving meaning are necessary
[Kripke]
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17056
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Terms for natural kinds are very close to proper names
[Kripke]
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18891
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Nothing in the direct theory of reference blocks anti-essentialism; water structure might have been different
[Salmon,N]
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15701
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Nouns seem to invoke stable kinds more than predicates do
[Gelman]
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6764
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Nominal essence of a natural kind is the features that make it fit its name
[Bird]
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6766
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Jadeite and nephrite are superficially identical, but have different composition
[Bird]
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6808
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Reference to scientific terms is by explanatory role, not by descriptions
[Bird]
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13284
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Should vernacular classifications ever be counted as natural kind terms?
[Koslicki]
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