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All the ideas for 'fragments/reports', 'Substance and Essence in Aristotle' and 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference'

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9 ideas

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]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 2. Types of Essence

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Aristotelian and Kripkean essentialism are very different theories [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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An Aristotelian essence is a nonlinguistic correlate of the definition [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 6. Essence as Unifier

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If unity is a matter of degree, then essence may also be a matter of degree [Witt]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 8. Essence as Explanatory

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Essences mainly explain the existence of unified substance [Witt]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 12. Origin as Essential

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Essential properties of origin are too radically individual for an Aristotelian essence [Witt]

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]

21. Aesthetics / C. Artistic Issues / 7. Art and Morality

468	Musical performance can reveal a range of virtues [Damon of Ath.]

26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 8. Scientific Essentialism / a. Scientific essentialism

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Reality is directional [Witt]