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'fragments/reports', 'W.V. Quine' and 'Reference and Definite Descriptions'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 10. Denial of Meanings
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People presume meanings exist because they confuse meaning and reference [Orenstein]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 4. Descriptive Reference / b. Reference by description
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A definite description 'the F' is referential if the speaker could thereby be referring to something not-F [Donnellan, by Sainsbury]
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Donnellan is unclear whether the referential-attributive distinction is semantic or pragmatic [Bach on Donnellan]
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A description can successfully refer, even if its application to the subject is not believed [Donnellan]
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19. Language / B. Reference / 5. Speaker's Reference
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Whether a definite description is referential or attributive depends on the speaker's intention [Donnellan]
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19. Language / C. Assigning Meanings / 3. Predicates
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Three ways for 'Socrates is human' to be true are nominalist, platonist, or Montague's way [Orenstein]
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19. Language / D. Propositions / 4. Mental Propositions
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If two people believe the same proposition, this implies the existence of propositions [Orenstein]
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