Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, J.L. Mackie and David Kaplan

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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 8. Synonymy

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Sentences might have the same sense when logically equivalent - or never have the same sense [Kaplan]

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

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Are causal descriptions part of the causal theory of reference, or are they just metasemantic? [Kaplan, by Schaffer,J]

19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 10. Two-Dimensional Semantics

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Indexicals have a 'character' (the standing meaning), and a 'content' (truth-conditions for one context) [Kaplan, by Macià/Garcia-Carpentiro]

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'Content' gives the standard modal profile, and 'character' gives rules for a context [Kaplan, by Schroeter]