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 Inscrutability of reference - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments
 
Inscrutability, philosophy: the inscrutability of reference is an expression by W.V.O. Quine (Quine, “Word and Object”, 1960) for the problem that - even in a particular situation - it cannot be determined in principle to which object the use of an expression refers. See also uncertainty of translation, Gavagai, indeterminacy, reference, translation, pointing, ostension.
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Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments.
 
Author Item    More concepts for author
Lewis, David K. Inscrutability of reference   Lewis, David K.
Loar, Brian Inscrutability of reference   Loar, Brian
Newen, A./Schrenk, M. Inscrutability of reference   Newen, A./Schrenk, M.
Putnam, Hilary Inscrutability of reference   Putnam, Hilary
Quine, W.V.O. Inscrutability of reference   Quine, Willard Van Orman

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