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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 1. Meaning

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The meaning or purport of a symbol is all the rational conduct it would lead to [Peirce]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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'Partial reference' is when the subject thinks two objects are one object [Field,H, by Recanati]

27. Natural Reality / A. Classical Physics / 2. Thermodynamics / b. Heat

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Joule showed that energy converts to heat, and heat to energy [Joule, by Papineau]

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Heat is a state of vibration, not a substance [Joule]