So, we refer by ostension and/or description. — creativesoul
Hence there is a sort of inheritance of individuality...if a material object has its origin
from a certain hunk of matter, it could not have had its origin in any other matter.(P.114(n)
In addition to the principle that the origill of an object is essential to it,
another principle suggested is that the substance of which it is made is essential. (p.114(n))
So, we refer by ostension and/or description.
— creativesoul
Yes, that is precisely what I have been arguing... — Janus
...we also refer by designation and the fixing of designation is dependent upon ostention and/or description... — Janus
...I think perhaps what Kripke wants to argue is that description is also dependent on designation (we must name things before we can describe them, we must name the descriptive attributes themselves) whereas designation can be independent of description, by depending only on ostention, when the named (designated) entity is present. — Janus
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