Ceteris Paribus Provisos, Knowledge of Reference-Fixing Conventions, and Proper Names. Reply to Orlando

Manuscrito 43 (4):35-48 (2020)
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Eleonora Orlando argues that one must understand some descriptivist theories of names that I criticize in my book Roads to Reference as ceteris paribus generalizations, and that on this understanding they survive my criticisms; she also introduces some doubts about my views on the knowledge speakers have of the reference-fixing conventions I postulate for proper names. In this note I argue against Orlando’s suggestion about ceteris paribus provisos and explain my view of the epistemology of reference-fixing conventions.

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