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Topic: objects without names
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access by current position
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binding of names to objects
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causal theory of names
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denoting phrases and definite descriptions
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meaning vs. reference
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meaning without reference
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names defined by context
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names independent of objects
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naming by pointing or recognition
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pronoun reference
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using an address as a name
Summary
An object does not need a name. But to be an object, it must be identifiable or recognized as an object.Does its location in time and space serve as a name? (cbb 12/00)
Subtopic: denoting phrases
Quote: often things do not have individual, unique names, e.g., a nail [»kentW_1978] Quote: a thing does not have to have a unique name or any name at all [»kentW_1978] Quote: babies do not have names right after birth but data still gets recorded about them [»kentW_1978]
Quote: all thinking starts with acquaintance but succeeds for many things that we can only reach by denoting phrases [»russB_1956] Quote: in conceptual modeling, an object can exist without a unique identifier, e.g., the author of Ivanhoe is not the same as W. Scott [»borgA1_1985] Quote: some entities have no representation; derived from a representation or a related entity [»kentW1_1984] Quote: some entities are only known via a related entity, e.g., the 1980 election
[»kentW1_1984]
Topic: access by current position (7 items)
Topic: binding of names to objects (19 items)
Topic: causal theory of names (21 items)
Topic: denoting phrases and definite descriptions (21 items)
Topic: meaning vs. reference (49 items)
Topic: meaning without reference (31 items)
Topic: names defined by context (36 items)
Topic: names independent of objects (34 items)
Topic: naming by pointing or recognition (13 items)
Topic: pronoun reference (23 items)
Topic: using an address as a name
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