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

13885	If apparent reference can mislead, then so can apparent lack of reference [Wright,C]
	Full Idea: If the appearance of reference can be misleading, why cannot an apparent lack of reference be misleading?
	From: Crispin Wright (Frege's Concept of Numbers as Objects [1983], 2.xi)
	A reaction: A nice simple thought. Analytic philosophy has concerned itself a lot with sentences that seem to refer, but the reference can be analysed away. For me, this takes the question of reference out of the linguistic sphere, which wasn't Wright's plan.