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Single Idea 10452

[from 'What Does It Take to Refer?' by Kent Bach, in 5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive ]

Full Idea

Like it or not, proper names have non-referential uses, including not only attributive but even predicate uses.

Gist of Idea

Proper names can be non-referential - even predicate as well as attributive uses

Source

Kent Bach (What Does It Take to Refer? [2006], 22.2 L1)

Book Reference

'Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Language', ed/tr. Lepore,E/Smith,B [OUP 2008], p.538


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