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Topic: naming by pointing or recognition
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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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current position in a user interface; cursor
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data as a named set of data objects
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definition by example
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information retrieval by location
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meaning vs. reference
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mouse as the user interface
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names as rigid designators
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names defined by context
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names independent of objects
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number as a named set of numbers
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objects without names
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pointer machines
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pointers to data
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proper names
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recognition
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selecting with a mouse
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unique names
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using an address as a name
Summary
Naming by pointing is a fundamental aspect of names. We point to someone in a crowded room when asked to identify a name. Pointing endures across other possible worlds. It acts as a rigid designator. But pointing is itself ambiguous. How do we know who or what is identified?Perhaps recognition is the actual foundation for names. When someone is pointed out, we assume recognition, and in turn, will recognize that person. (cbb 4/06)
Subtopic: pointing is ambiguous
Quote: can identify an object by pointing to it; this holds in other possible worlds [»kripSA_1980] Quote: refer to most things by a combination of pointing, noun phrases, and context [»kentW1_1984] Quote: naming by an initial 'baptism' and then passed from person to person with an intension to keep the reference fixed [»kripSA_1980] QuoteRef: quinWV_1950 ;;Identity, ostension, and hypostasis
Subtopic: naming by recognition
Quote: ostension is inherently ambiguous; "Is this the same as that?" [»dummM_1967] Quote: how does a child figure out what an adult is pointing at? an ostensive definition can always be variously interpreted [»pitkHF_1972] Quote: that a proper name can be learned simply by following a finger is a myth; e.g., what is pointed at? [»ziffP_1960]
Subtopic: naming as recall
Quote: recognizing an object may be a speaker's only "identifying description" [»searJR_1983] Note: identity is the abstraction of recognition [»cbb_2000, OK] Note: pointing is the abstraction of recognition; concrete yet elusive; what are you pointing at? [»cbb_2000, OK]
Subtopic: naming by context
Quote: names are marks of human voices which recall conceptions of the things named [»hobbT_1650, OK]
Subtopic: problems with causal theory
Quote: Pygmalion uses a three button mouse that depends on context; for cursor positioning and moving values [»smitDC6_1975, OK]
Quote: the causal theory of names is incorrect; e.g., a tribe where every name is known by ostension and hence description [»searJR_1983]
Topic: access by current position (7 items)
Topic: binding of names to objects (19 items)
Topic: causal theory of names (21 items)
Topic: current position in a user interface; cursor (23 items)
Topic: data as a named set of data objects (22 items)
Topic: definition by example (26 items)
Topic: information retrieval by location (21 items)
Topic: meaning vs. reference (49 items)
Topic: mouse as the user interface (13 items)
Topic: names as rigid designators (43 items)
Topic: names defined by context (36 items)
Topic: names independent of objects (34 items)
Topic: number as a named set of numbers (15 items)
Topic: objects without names (7 items)
Topic: pointer machines (17 items)
Topic: pointers to data (55 items)
Topic: proper names (35 items)
Topic: recognition (50 items)
Topic: selecting with a mouse (44 items)
Topic: unique names (58 items)
Topic: using an address as a name
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