Reading: Chapter 4 of the Lycan
Questions:
1. Why say 'proper names are rigid'?
2. If proper names are rigid, what does that mean for the descriptive theory of names?
3. What is a natural kind?
4. Are natural kinds abbreviated descriptions? Why/why not?
5. What is Millianism?
6. How might the Millian solve Frege's puzzle about belief reports (Louis lane belives that superman can fly, but Louis Lane doesn't believe that Clarke Kent can fly)? Is this successful?
7. How might the Millian solve Frege's puzzle about negative existentials? Do you find it convincing?
8/ According to the Causa;l Theory of Reference what fixes the reference of a name/natural kind term?
9. Can the Causal Theory Of Reference deal with empty names?
10. What is Evan's Madagascar example and what is it supposed to show?
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