The Sense/Reference distinction handles this all out of the box, without the assumption that only certain words have double meanings.
Eg the, the correct sense of Superman is being from Krypton. But Superman has no referent...is fictional , does not exist.
It also forces you to reject objects in virtual reality as “real”.
News to me. How?
The Sense/Reference distinction handles this all out of the box, without the assumption that only certain words have double meanings.
Eg the, the correct sense of Superman is being from Krypton. But Superman has no referent...is fictional , does not exist.
It also forces you to reject objects in virtual reality as “real”.
News to me. How?