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'Parmenides', 'Essays on Intellectual Powers 1: Preliminary' and 'Reference and Definite Descriptions'
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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 9. Ambiguity
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The ambiguity of words impedes the advancement of knowledge [Reid]
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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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