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'Deflationary Metaontology of Thomasson', 'Paradox without Self-Reference' and 'The Causal Theory of Names'
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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How can an expression be a name, if names can change their denotation? [Evans]
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We must distinguish what the speaker denotes by a name, from what the name denotes [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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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 6. Paradoxes in Language / a. The Liar paradox
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An infinite series of sentences asserting falsehood produces the paradox without self-reference [Yablo, by Sorensen]
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