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All the ideas for 'Collins Dictionary of Philosophy', 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference' and 'Three-Dimensionalism v Four-Dimensionalism'

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7 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 / B. Unity of Objects / 3. Unity Problems / a. Scattered objects

14590

If we accept scattered objects such as archipelagos, why not think of cars that way? [Hawthorne]

9. Objects / E. Objects over Time / 4. Four-Dimensionalism

14591

Four-dimensionalists say instantaneous objects are more fundamental than long-lived ones [Hawthorne]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 11. Denial of Necessity

14589

A modal can reverse meaning if the context is seen differently, so maybe context is all? [Hawthorne]

12. Knowledge Sources / B. Perception / 4. Sense Data / b. Nature of sense-data

6457	Sensations are mental, but sense-data could be mind-independent [Vesey]

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]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 6. Space-Time

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Modern metaphysicians tend to think space-time points are more fundamental than space-time regions [Hawthorne]