22 August 2005

denotation v. connotation...?

An expression denotes the object (if any) which is unambiguously determined by its sense.

Therefore:

An empirical expression denotes an intension, never the value of the intension in the actual world.

On the other hand:

An expression refers to the object which is the value of its denotation in the actual world-time.


"Sense, Denotation, Reference: A terminological/philosophical Chaos", Dr. Pavel Materna


...or does it make sense?

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