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'Causal Explanation', 'Counterparts and Identity' and 'Reference and Necessity'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning
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If you don't know what you say you can't mean it; what people say usually fits what they mean [Stalnaker]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference
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In the use of a name, many individuals are causally involved, but they aren't all the referent [Stalnaker]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics
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'Descriptive' semantics gives a system for a language; 'foundational' semantics give underlying facts [Stalnaker]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 6. Truth-Conditions Semantics
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To understand an utterance, you must understand what the world would be like if it is true [Stalnaker]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics
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Extensional semantics has individuals and sets; modal semantics has intensions, functions of world to extension [Stalnaker]
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