Proxy Functions and Inscrutability of Reference

Analysis 54 (4):228 - 235 (1994)
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Objection to Quine's argument for the inscrutability of reference. The proxy functions don't preserve the relations to experience, contrary to Quine's claims.

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10.1093/analys/54.4.228

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The Inscrutability of Reference.Donald Davidson - 1979 - Southwestern Journal of Philosophy 10 (2):7-19.

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