7311 | The only genuine proper names are 'this' and 'that' [Russell] |
19321 | We might do without names, by converting them into predicates [Quine, by Kirkham] |
8455 | Canonical notation needs quantification, variables and predicates, but not names [Quine, by Orenstein] |
8456 | Quine extended Russell's defining away of definite descriptions, to also define away names [Quine, by Orenstein] |
9016 | Names are not essential, because naming can be turned into predication [Quine] |
9204 | Quine's arguments fail because he naively conflates names with descriptions [Fine,K on Quine] |