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Quote: for proper names, sense is necessary but reference is contingent; they look like shorthand or a vague description
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meaning without reference
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necessary truth
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We say of Cerberus and Zeus that neither … certain kinds (descriptions) of objects never existed and … but have a reference only contingently. They begin … Google-1 Google-2
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Quote: we say Zeus never existed to mean that certain kinds (descriptions) of objects never existed with that name
Topic: proper names (35 items)
Topic: meaning without reference (31 items)
Topic: necessary truth (24 items)