Lexicon of Arguments

 

I 422
Particulars/TugendhatVsDonnellan: localizing identifications are fundamental.
Cf. >Individuation/Strawson, >Individuation, >Identification, >Localization.
With these, there is no longer a distinction between referential and attributive use.
>Attributive/referential.
Attributive is also referential in a broad sense because, although it does not identify the object, it specifies it (distinguishes it against a background).
>Specification.
I 426
Einzelding/Identification/TugendhatVsStrawson: "here", "now" suffice to make object and spacetime places existent.
>Demonstratives, >Logical proper names.
Spacetime places are the most elementary objects.
>Ontology.
But there must be something there - at least hypothetically, then corresponding question of verification provides for which object the singular term stands.
>Singular terms, >Empty space, >Substantivalism, >Relationism.
Top-down: the use of all singular terms refers to demonstrative expressions.
Bottom-up: when demonstratives denote the verificational situation for the predicate to be true.
>Predicates, >Satisfaction, >Situation.