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All the ideas for 'works', 'The Modularity of Mind' and 'The Essence of Reference'

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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / e. Empty names

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It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions may not be referring expressions, since they can fail to refer [Sainsbury]

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Definite descriptions are usually rigid in subject, but not in predicate, position [Sainsbury]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Only natural kinds and their members have real essences [Suárez, by Cover/O'Leary-Hawthorne]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 3. Modularity of Mind

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Mental modules are specialised, automatic, and isolated [Fodor, by Okasha]

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

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A new usage of a name could arise from a mistaken baptism of nothing [Sainsbury]

19. Language / B. Reference / 5. Speaker's Reference

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Even a quantifier like 'someone' can be used referentially [Sainsbury]

26. Natural Theory / A. Speculations on Nature / 3. Natural Function

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Things are thought to have a function, even when they can't perform them [Sainsbury]

26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 4. Naturalised causation

7563	The old 'influx' view of causation says it is a flow of accidental properties from A to B [Suárez, by Jolley]