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'fragments/reports', 'Ontological Relativity' and 'On the Plurality of Worlds'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 7. Meaning Holism / c. Meaning by Role
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A particular functional role is what gives content to a thought [Lewis]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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Reference is inscrutable, because we cannot choose between theories of numbers [Quine, by Orenstein]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 2. Abstract Propositions / b. Propositions as possible worlds
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A proposition is a set of entire possible worlds which instantiate a particular property [Lewis]
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A proposition is the property of being a possible world where it holds true [Lewis]
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Propositions can't have syntactic structure if they are just sets of worlds [Lewis]
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19. Language / F. Communication / 6. Interpreting Language / b. Indeterminate translation
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Indeterminacy translating 'rabbit' depends on translating individuation terms [Quine]
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