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'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Timaeus' and 'Possibility'
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names
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We only grasp a name if we know whether to apply it when the bearer changes [Jubien]
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The baptiser picks the bearer of a name, but social use decides the category [Jubien]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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Examples show that ordinary proper names are not rigid designators [Jubien]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names
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Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
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We could make a contingent description into a rigid and necessary one by adding 'actual' to it [Jubien]
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