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All the ideas for 'The Problem of Empty Names', 'Explanation: the state of play' and 'A Plea for Excuses'

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5 ideas

1. Philosophy / F. Analytic Philosophy / 5. Linguistic Analysis

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Ordinary language is the beginning of philosophy, but there is much more to it [Austin,JL]

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]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / b. Aims of explanation

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Explanation is for curiosity, control, understanding, to make meaningful, or to give authority [Stanford]

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Audience-relative explanation, or metaphysical explanation based on information? [Stanford]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 2. Types of Explanation / j. Explanations by reduction

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We can explain by showing constitution, as well as showing causes [Stanford]