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Ideas for 'works', 'The Book of Chuang Tzu' and 'Putnam's Paradox'

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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings

7279	If words can't be defined, they may just be the chirruping of chicks [Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

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Causal theories of reference make errors in reference easy [Lewis]

19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description

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Descriptive theories remain part of the theory of reference (with seven mild modifications) [Lewis]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions

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Words are for meaning, and once you have that you can forget the words [Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu)]

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

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The notion of analytic truth is absent in Aristotle [Aristotle, by Politis]