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		<title>𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹: Text replacement - &quot;tbe&quot; to &quot;the&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;the&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbe &lt;/del&gt;meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbe &lt;/del&gt;world. &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbe &lt;/del&gt;object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbe &lt;/del&gt;19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbe &lt;/del&gt;like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;world. &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;the &lt;/ins&gt;like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot;the&quot; to &quot;tbe&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>WikiSysop: Text replacement - &quot; The &quot; to &quot; the &quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot; The &amp;quot; to &amp;quot; the &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot;tbe&quot; to &quot;the&quot;</title>
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>WikiSysop: Text replacement - &quot;the&quot; to &quot;tbe&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>WikiSysop</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://fascipedia.org/index.php?title=Direct_reference_theory&amp;diff=19480&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>WikiSysop: Text replacement - &quot;tbe&quot; to &quot;the&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;the&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 22:07, 19 February 2023&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>WikiSysop</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://fascipedia.org/index.php?title=Direct_reference_theory&amp;diff=19151&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot;the&quot; to &quot;tbe&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-02-19T18:01:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 09:01, 19 February 2023&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<author><name>Bacchus</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://fascipedia.org/index.php?title=Direct_reference_theory&amp;diff=18943&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot;tbe&quot; to &quot;the&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-02-19T05:40:37Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;the&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 20:40, 18 February 2023&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bacchus</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://fascipedia.org/index.php?title=Direct_reference_theory&amp;diff=18806&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot;the&quot; to &quot;tbe&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-02-19T01:48:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;the&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;tbe&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 16:48, 18 February 2023&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;tbey &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bacchus</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://fascipedia.org/index.php?title=Direct_reference_theory&amp;diff=18068&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Bacchus: Text replacement - &quot; They&quot; to &quot; they&quot;</title>
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		<updated>2023-02-16T12:45:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot; They&amp;quot; to &amp;quot; they&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 03:45, 16 February 2023&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l1&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;They &lt;/del&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;A '''direct reference [[Theory]]''' is a [[Theory]] of language that claims that The meaning of a word or expression lies in what it points out in The world. The object denoted by a word is called its referent. Criticisms of this position are often associated with Ludwig Wittgenstein. In The 19th century, maThematician and [[philosopher]] Gottlob Frege argued against it, and contrasted it with mediated reference [[Theory]]. In 1953, with his [[Philosophical]] Investigations, Wittgenstein argued against referentialism, famously saying that &amp;quot;The meaning of a word is its use.&amp;quot; Direct reference [[Theory]] is a position typically associated with [[logical positivism]] and [[analytical philosophy]]. Logical positivist philosophers in particular have significantly devoted Their efforts in countering positions of The like of Wittgenstein's, and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;they &lt;/ins&gt;aim at creating a &amp;quot;perfectly descriptive language&amp;quot; purified from ambiguities and confusions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Definitions]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[Category:Philosophy]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Bacchus</name></author>
	</entry>
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