PHILOS 3E03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Linguistic Description, Indirect Speech, Justin Trudeau
26 Oct 2017
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Direct reference, mill: justin trudeau > stick person (referent) The meaning of a sentence is composed of the meanings of its parts. More complicated story, mill"s is more simple. Names may refer to multiple referents, sense adds another layer that helps distinguish the speci c referent intended by indicating the mode of presentation (triangle example). This added speci city to the references makes the statement contain true knowledge (with more certainty). Relevant for sentences about identity: a=a (not particularly informative) and a=b (informative) Very di erent cognitive value/signi cance: what we know about senses. Contain modes of presentation of the referent (210) Objective (don"t vary from person to person: the sense, common property of many (212) rather than conception which varies. Focuses on a single aspect of the referent (210-11) Name can have only a sense; no referent (211) Referent can have multiple sense (211) referent can have multiple sense (211)
