15 ideas
8358 | There are no rules for the exact logic of ordinary language, because that doesn't exist [Strawson,P] |
17505 | Using proper names properly doesn't involve necessary and sufficient conditions [Putnam] |
6413 | 'The present King of France is bald' presupposes existence, rather than stating it [Strawson,P, by Grayling] |
8354 | Russell asks when 'The King of France is wise' would be a true assertion [Strawson,P] |
11908 | Putnam bases essences on 'same kind', but same kinds may not share properties [Mackie,P on Putnam] |
6493 | We are not conscious of pure liquidity, but of the liquidity of water [Firth] |
17508 | Science aims at truth, not at 'simplicity' [Putnam] |
8356 | The meaning of an expression or sentence is general directions for its use, to refer or to assert [Strawson,P] |
17506 | I now think reference by the tests of experts is a special case of being causally connected [Putnam] |
10430 | Reference is mainly a social phenomenon [Strawson,P, by Sainsbury] |
10448 | If an expression can refer to anything, it may still instrinsically refer, but relative to a context [Bach on Strawson,P] |
8355 | Expressions don't refer; people use expressions to refer [Strawson,P] |
8357 | If an utterance fails to refer then it is a pseudo-use, though a speaker may think they assert something [Strawson,P] |
17507 | Natural kind stereotypes are 'strong' (obvious, like tiger) or 'weak' (obscure, like molybdenum) [Putnam] |
11904 | Express natural kinds as a posteriori predicate connections, not as singular terms [Putnam, by Mackie,P] |