Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Rescher,N/Oppenheim,P, Willard Quine and Jonathan Schaffer

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 1. Definitions

1623	Definition rests on synonymy, rather than explaining it [Quine]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition

19048

Contextual definition shifted the emphasis from words to whole sentences [Quine]

8995	Definition by words is determinate but relative; fixing contexts could make it absolute [Quine]

19047

Bentham's contextual definitions preserved terms after their denotation became doubtful [Quine]

2. Reason / D. Definition / 12. Paraphrase

21699

Russell offered a paraphrase of definite description, to avoid the commitment to objects [Quine]