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All the ideas for 'works', 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference' and 'Psychophysical supervenience'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

9182	Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett]

6. Mathematics / B. Foundations for Mathematics / 3. Axioms for Geometry

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Archimedes defined a straight line as the shortest distance between two points [Archimedes, by Leibniz]

8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 4. Intrinsic Properties

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Extrinsic properties, unlike intrinsics, imply the existence of a separate object [Kim, by Lewis]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]