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Ideas for 'The Advancement of Learning', 'A Priori' and 'Meaning and Reference'

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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference

9170	We need to recognise the contribution of society and of the world in determining reference [Putnam]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 8. Possible Worlds Semantics

17701

Possible worlds semantics has a nice compositional account of modal statements [Mares]

19. Language / D. Propositions / 3. Concrete Propositions

17702

Unstructured propositions are sets of possible worlds; structured ones have components [Mares]

19. Language / F. Communication / 4. Private Language

5817	Language is more like a cooperative steamship than an individual hammer [Putnam]