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The Paradox of Naming

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Analytical Philosophy in Comparative Perspective

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There is overwhelming evidence that proper names must have senses or connotations that somehow contain contingent information about their referents. There is also overwhelming evidence that proper names cannot possibly have such senses or connotations. That is the paradox of naming.

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  1. All Souls College, Oxford, UK

    Bimal Krishna Matilal

  2. Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Jaysankar Lal Shaw

  3. University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

    Jaysankar Lal Shaw

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Lycan, W. (1985). The Paradox of Naming. In: Matilal, B.K., Shaw, J.L. (eds) Analytical Philosophy in Comparative Perspective. Synthese Library, vol 178. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6499-0_4

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