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'Meaning and the Moral Sciences', 'Is Mathematics purely Linguistic?' and 'Contemporary Philosophy of Mind'
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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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How reference is specified is not what reference is [Putnam]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference
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Causal theories of reference (by 'dubbing') don't eliminate meanings in the heads of dubbers [Rey]
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If meaning and reference are based on causation, then virtually everything has meaning [Rey]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / a. Sense and reference
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Referential Opacity says truth is lost when you substitute one referring term ('mother') for another ('Jocasta') [Rey]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
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The claim that scientific terms are incommensurable can be blocked if scientific terms are not descriptions [Putnam]
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