Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, John Locke and Willard Quine
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions
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Definition rests on synonymy, rather than explaining it [Quine]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 5. Genus and Differentia
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Genus is a partial conception of species, and species a partial idea of individuals [Locke]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 6. Definition by Essence
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Maybe Locke described the real essence of a person [Locke, by Pasnau]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition
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Contextual definition shifted the emphasis from words to whole sentences [Quine]
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Definition by words is determinate but relative; fixing contexts could make it absolute [Quine]
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Bentham's contextual definitions preserved terms after their denotation became doubtful [Quine]
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2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase
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Russell offered a paraphrase of definite description, to avoid the commitment to objects [Quine]
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