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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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Fictional reference is different inside and outside the fiction [Bach]
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Russell argued with great plausibility that we rarely, if ever, refer with our words [Russell, by Cooper,DE]
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We can refer to fictional entities if they are abstract objects [Bach]
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You 'allude to', not 'refer to', an individual if you keep their identity vague [Bach]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 2. Denoting
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Referring is not denoting, and Russell ignores the referential use of definite descriptions [Donnellan on Russell]
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A definite description 'denotes' an entity if it fits the description uniquely [Russell, by Recanati]
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Denoting phrases are meaningless, but guarantee meaning for propositions [Russell]
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In 'Scott is the author of Waverley', denotation is identical, but meaning is different [Russell]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / a. Sense and reference
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By eliminating descriptions from primitive notation, Russell seems to reject 'sense' [Russell, by Kripke]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
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What refers: indefinite or definite or demonstrative descriptions, names, indexicals, demonstratives? [Bach]
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If we can refer to things which change, we can't be obliged to single out their properties [Bach]
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We can think of an individual without have a uniquely characterizing description [Bach]
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It can't be real reference if it could refer to some other thing that satisfies the description [Bach]
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Since most expressions can be used non-referentially, none of them are inherently referential [Bach]
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Just alluding to or describing an object is not the same as referring to it [Bach]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 5. Speaker's Reference
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Russell assumes that expressions refer, but actually speakers refer by using expressions [Cooper,DE on Russell]
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Context does not create reference; it is just something speakers can exploit [Bach]
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'That duck' may not refer to the most obvious one in the group [Bach]
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What a pronoun like 'he' refers back to is usually a matter of speaker's intentions [Bach]
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Information comes from knowing who is speaking, not just from interpretation of the utterance [Bach]
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