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Full Idea
Philosophical analyses of some concept like reference, in completely different terms which make no mention of reference, are very apt to fail.
Gist of Idea
Analyses of concepts using entirely different terms are very inclined to fail
Source
Saul A. Kripke (Naming and Necessity lectures [1970], Lecture 2)
Book Ref
Kripke,Saul: 'Naming and Necessity' [Blackwell 1980], p.94
A Reaction
Kripke consistently criticises analysic, and philosophical 'theories'. It is why he wanted a 'direct' theory of reference, with just you and the object.