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All the ideas for 'Syntactic Structure', 'Theory Change and the Indeterminacy of Reference' and 'The Realm of Matter'

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2. Reason / F. Fallacies / 8. Category Mistake / c. Category mistake as semantic

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Chomsky established the view that category mistakes are well-formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 6. Criterion for Existence

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The criterion of existence is the possibility of action [Santayana]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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'Partial reference' is when the subject thinks two objects are one object [Field,H, by Recanati]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 1. Syntax

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Syntax is independent of semantics; sentences can be well formed but meaningless [Chomsky, by Magidor]