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'Elements of Mind', 'works' and 'Reason, Truth and History'
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18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 5. Rationality / b. Human rationality
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Rationality is one part of our conception of human flourishing [Putnam]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 5. Twin Earth
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'Water' on Twin Earth doesn't refer to water, but no mental difference can account for this [Putnam]
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The Twin Earth argument depends on reference being determined by content, which may be false. [Crane]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 6. Broad Content
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Broad content entails the existence of the object of the thought [Crane]
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Reference is social not individual, because we defer to experts when referring to elm trees [Putnam]
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18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension
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In intensional contexts, truth depends on how extensions are conceived. [Crane]
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18. Thought / D. Concepts / 3. Ontology of Concepts / b. Concepts as abilities
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Concepts are (at least in part) abilities and not occurrences [Putnam]
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