9 ideas
19043 | Bivalence applies not just to sentences, but that general terms are true or false of each object [Quine] |
10429 | It is best to say that a name designates iff there is something for it to designate [Sainsbury] |
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] |
19042 | Terms learned by ostension tend to be vague, because that must be quick and unrefined [Quine] |
5960 | When the soul is intelligent and harmonious, it is part of god and derives from god [Plutarch] |
10432 | A new usage of a name could arise from a mistaken baptism of nothing [Sainsbury] |
10434 | Even a quantifier like 'someone' can be used referentially [Sainsbury] |
10431 | Things are thought to have a function, even when they can't perform them [Sainsbury] |