8 ideas
10429 | It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury] |
10425 | Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury] |
10438 | Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury] |
2667 | A false object might give the same presentation as a true one [Arcesilaus, by Cicero] |
10432 | A new usage of a name could arise from a mistaken baptism of nothing [Sainsbury] |
10434 | Even a quantifier like 'someone' can be used referentially [Sainsbury] |
20166 | A man is a responsible agent to the extent he has an intention, and knows what he is doing [Hampshire] |
10431 | Things are thought to have a function, even when they can't perform them [Sainsbury] |