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'Essays on Intellectual Powers: Conception', 'Writing the Book of the World' and 'Structure of Scientific Revolutions (2nd ed)'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use
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Prior to conventions, not all green things were green? [Sider]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories
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Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference
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A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid]
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 2. Analytic Truths
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Conventions are contingent and analytic truths are necessary, so that isn't their explanation [Sider]
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19. Language / E. Analyticity / 4. Analytic/Synthetic Critique
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Analyticity has lost its traditional role, which relied on truth by convention [Sider]
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