4 ideas
21699 | Russell offered a paraphrase of definite description, to avoid the commitment to objects [Quine] |
16650 | 'Unity' is a particularly difficult word, because things can have hidden unity [Duns Scotus] |
21700 | Taking sentences as the unit of meaning makes useful paraphrasing possible [Quine] |
21701 | Knowing a word is knowing the meanings of sentences which contain it [Quine] |