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Quote: we mention x by using a name for x; e.g., Quine distinguished "Boston is populous" from "'Boston' is disyllabic"

QuoteRef: raatP_1998 , p. 5



Topic:
is a name a literal string or a symbol

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The contemporary philosopher who has especially warned against … Let me quote Quine's brilliant and already classical … [Quine, W.V., Mathematical Logic, 1940, p. 23-24] … consider these following three statements: [p. 6] (1) Boston … indeed (1) is true and (2) false. Boston … word is disyllabic. To say that the place-name … The name of a name or other expression … denotes its interior. This device is used in … In (1) the place-name is used, and in … the place-name is mentioned. We mention x by …   Google-1   Google-2

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