Reference and Modality.¶
Quine, W. V. O. (1953). Reference and Modality. From a Logical Point of View.
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- Essentialism
- … (the abstract idea associated with the kind-term ); Putnam's Twin Earth arguments (Twin Earth water is XYZ, not H2O, showing meaning "ain't in the head" ) and natural-kind externalism; Kripke's Naming and Necessity reviving essentialism after Quine's attack on de re modality (Quine's Reference and Modality 1953
This sourceArgues that quantifying into modal contexts presupposes an untenable essential/accidental distinction, so de re modality (and Aristotelian essentialism) is unintelligible — supports the 'Quine's attack on de re modality' claim.
- … (the abstract idea associated with the kind-term ); Putnam's Twin Earth arguments (Twin Earth water is XYZ, not H2O, showing meaning "ain't in the head" ) and natural-kind externalism; Kripke's Naming and Necessity reviving essentialism after Quine's attack on de re modality (Quine's Reference and Modality 1953
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