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'On Concept and Object', 'LOT 2' and 'Short History of Modern Philosophy'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 2. Meaning as Mental
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Frege felt that meanings must be public, so they are abstractions rather than mental entities [Frege, by Putnam]
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role
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'Inferential-role semantics' says meaning is determined by role in inference [Fodor]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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Co-referring terms differ if they have different causal powers [Fodor]
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We refer to individuals and to properties, and we use singular terms and predicates [Fodor]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 2. Semantics
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Semantics (esp. referential semantics) allows inferences from utterances to the world [Fodor]
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Semantics relates to the world, so it is never just psychological [Fodor]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / a. Propositions as sense
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For all the multiplicity of languages, mankind has a common stock of thoughts [Frege]
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