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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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.

19. Language / E. Analyticity / 2. Analytic Truths

11240	The notion of analytic truth is absent in Aristotle [Aristotle, by Politis]
	Full Idea: The notion of analytic truth is conspicuously absent in Aristotle.
	From: report of Aristotle (works [c.330 BCE]) by Vassilis Politis - Aristotle and the Metaphysics 1.5
	A reaction: Cf. Idea 11239.