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21399 | Referring to a person, and speaking about him, are very different [Seneca] |
Full Idea: It makes a very great difference whether you refer to the person directly, or speak about him. | |
From: Seneca the Younger (Letters from a Stoic [c.60], 117.13), quoted by A.A. Long - Hellenistic Philosophy 4.3.2 | |
A reaction: We seem to think that the distinctiveness of reference was first spotted by Frege. Not so. |