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All the ideas for 'Intro to Naming,Necessity and Natural Kinds', 'On the Frame of Reference' and 'A Realist Theory of Science'

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6 ideas

2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

5831	The new view is that "water" is a name, and has no definition [Schwartz,SP]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive

5829	We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP]

5830	The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

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Substitutional quantification is just a variant of Tarski's account [Wallace, by Baldwin]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 5. Essence as Kind

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Kind essences are the categorical bases of a thing's causal powers [Bhaskar, by Chakravartty]

18. Thought / C. Content / 8. Intension

5826	The intension of "lemon" is the conjunction of properties associated with it [Schwartz,SP]