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Ideas for 'Mahaprajnaparamitashastra', 'Prcis of 'Ruling Passions'' and 'The Meaning of 'Meaning''

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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / a. Sense and reference

3893	Often reference determines sense, and not (as Frege thought) vice versa [Putnam, by Scruton]
	Full Idea: Putnam argues that, Frege notwithstanding, it is often the case that reference determines sense, and not vice versa.
	From: report of Hilary Putnam (The Meaning of 'Meaning' [1975]) by Roger Scruton - Modern Philosophy:introduction and survey 19.6
	A reaction: Does this say anything more than that once you have established a reference, you can begin to collect information about the referent?