Full Idea
Could there be a fact of the matter about what each expression means, but no fact of the matter about whether they mean the same?
Gist of Idea
Could expressions have meaning, without two expressions possibly meaning the same?
Source
Paul Boghossian (Analyticity Reconsidered [1996], §II)
Book Reference
-: 'Nous' [-], p.8
A Reaction
He is discussing Quine's attack on synonymy, and his scepticism about meaning. Boghossian and I believe in propositions, so we have no trouble with two statements having the same meaning. Denial of propositions breeds trouble.