Lexicon of Arguments

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I 438
Description/pragmatism/Brandom: it does not describe anything if you call it true. >Pragmatism.
I 444
Indefinite Descriptions/Russell: no singularly referring terms - Solution: quantifying paraphrase. >Quantification.
New/Brandom: purely referencing function possible: they can initiate an anaphoric chain which can be continued with pronouns or specific descriptions.
I 447/8
Description/Brandom: (indirectly defined): understood as pronoun, which contains a description of the anaphoric predecessor - E.g. computer: the same expression can be a value or an instruction (address of a value). >Pronouns.
I 449
Pronoun-generating operator "refers to" - Example of mechanic, who was called "such a bonehead" by Hans, has failed.
I 451
Differently: "... whom he had offended with such a bonehead ...". >Reference.

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