tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post1196868556168327433..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Use and mentionAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-83530025564157245652011-08-21T00:10:27.176-05:002011-08-21T00:10:27.176-05:00What is the name binding problem?What is the name binding problem?Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-13940036273935961142011-08-20T22:53:59.627-05:002011-08-20T22:53:59.627-05:00Smacks of the name binding problem in programming ...Smacks of the name binding problem in programming languages.Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07433556706284982666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-60470461332638676042011-08-15T13:40:50.775-05:002011-08-15T13:40:50.775-05:00Yes, "it" referred to "SAT" (n...Yes, "it" referred to "SAT" (not to SAT).<br /><br />What is Reach's problem?Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-52742428298601327552011-08-15T13:30:54.745-05:002011-08-15T13:30:54.745-05:00Thanks, Alex. Nice post. You pose the question `Wa...Thanks, Alex. Nice post. You pose the question `Was it used in the displayed phrase, or was it merely mentioned?'. I take it that `it' refers here (as it ought grammatically to do) to the acronym `SAT'. I don't think `SAT' is mentioned in the phrase; it's merely used. (If `it' refers to the thesis SAT then SAT is merely mentioned, as it is impossible to use a thesis in this sense.) That said, I am happy with the suggestion that there is an implicature that `SAT' denotes the Specific Analogy Thesis, and this implicature mentions SAT (by using `"SAT"'). (I have a paper on use/mention and Reach's problem if you're interested.)Daniel Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823511443088751096noreply@blogger.com