6 ideas
21699 | Russell offered a paraphrase of definite description, to avoid the commitment to objects [Quine] |
12221 | 'Corner quotes' (quasi-quotation) designate 'whatever these terms designate' [Quine] |
19321 | We might do without names, by converting them into predicates [Quine, by Kirkham] |
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] |
15998 | Perfect love is not in spite of imperfections; the imperfections must be loved as well [Kierkegaard] |