Note: 'sense' can not both determine reference and the mode of presentation as determined by psychological states

Note

Putnam shows that Frege's sense, while handling indirect references, can not both determine the (metaphysical) reference [what x is] and the (epistemological) mode of presentation as determined by psychological state [how we identify x, e.g., a sensation of redness]

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