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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Demonstratives' and 'A New Kind of Science'

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

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Unreflectively, we all assume there are nonexistents, and we can refer to them [Reimer]

6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 4. Using Numbers / g. Applying mathematics

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At one level maths and nature are very similar, suggesting some deeper origin [Wolfram]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 10. Two-Dimensional Semantics

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Indexicals have a 'character' (the standing meaning), and a 'content' (truth-conditions for one context) [Kaplan, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

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'Content' gives the standard modal profile, and 'character' gives rules for a context [Kaplan, by Schroeter]

27. Natural Reality / C. Space / 4. Substantival Space

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Space and its contents seem to be one stuff - so space is the only existing thing [Wolfram]