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All the ideas for 'Essays on Intellectual Powers: Conception', 'Frege's Distinction of Sense and Reference' and 'Review of 'Aenesidemus''

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

9182	Ancient names like 'Obadiah' depend on tradition, not on where the name originated [Dummett]

9. Objects / D. Essence of Objects / 4. Essence as Definition

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Objects have an essential constitution, producing its qualities, which we are too ignorant to define [Reid]

10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / b. Conceivable but impossible

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Impossibilites are easily conceived in mathematics and geometry [Reid, by Molnar]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / a. Idealism

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Mental presentation are not empirical, but concern the strivings of the self [Fichte]

11. Knowledge Aims / C. Knowing Reality / 3. Idealism / b. Transcendental idealism

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The thing-in-itself is an empty dream [Fichte, by Pinkard]

19. Language / B. Reference / 1. Reference theories

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Reference is by name, or a term-plus-circumstance, or ostensively, or by description [Reid]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / b. Causal reference

9181	The causal theory of reference can't distinguish just hearing a name from knowing its use [Dummett]

19. Language / B. Reference / 3. Direct Reference / c. Social reference

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A word's meaning is the thing conceived, as fixed by linguistic experts [Reid]