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'A Puzzle Concerning Matter and Form', 'works' and 'Representation and Reality'
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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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Quine says there is no matter of fact about reference - it is 'inscrutable' [Quine, by O'Grady]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / a. Direct reference
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We should separate how the reference of 'gold' is fixed from its conceptual content [Putnam]
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Like names, natural kind terms have their meaning fixed by extension and reference [Putnam]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference
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Aristotle implies that we have the complete concepts of a language in our heads, but we don't [Putnam]
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Reference (say to 'elms') is a social phenomenon which we can leave to experts [Putnam]
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