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'The Causal Theory of Names', 'Philosophical Explanations' and 'New Essays on Human Understanding'
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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People who can't apply names usually don't understand the thing to which it applies [Leibniz]
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We must distinguish what the speaker denotes by a name, from what the name denotes [Evans]
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How can an expression be a name, if names can change their denotation? [Evans]
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A private intention won't give a name a denotation; the practice needs it to be made public [Evans]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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The Causal Theory of Names is wrong, since the name 'Madagascar' actually changed denotation [Evans]
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