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All the ideas for 'works', 'The Essence of Reference' and 'Philosophical Fragments'

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10 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

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

10429

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

10425

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

10438

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

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 5. Reason for Existence

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I assume existence, rather than reasoning towards it [Kierkegaard]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

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Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

10. Modality / A. Necessity / 2. Nature of Necessity

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Nothing necessary can come into existence, since it already 'is' [Kierkegaard]

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]