“Demonstratives”
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“Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical work by David Kaplan that develops a formal theory of indexicals and demonstrative expressions in the philosophy of language.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13720985 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Demonstratives” Context triple: [David Kaplan, notableWork, “Demonstratives”]
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A.
“Understanding Demonstratives”
“Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
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“Frege on Demonstratives”
“Frege on Demonstratives” is a seminal philosophical paper by John Perry that analyzes and critiques Gottlob Frege’s treatment of demonstrative expressions within the theory of sense and reference.
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C.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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D.
The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
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E.
“Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Demonstratives” Target entity description: “Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical work by David Kaplan that develops a formal theory of indexicals and demonstrative expressions in the philosophy of language.
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A.
“Understanding Demonstratives”
“Understanding Demonstratives” is a highly influential philosophical paper by Gareth Evans that analyzes how demonstrative expressions (like “this” and “that”) refer to objects in perception and thought.
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B.
“Frege on Demonstratives”
“Frege on Demonstratives” is a seminal philosophical paper by John Perry that analyzes and critiques Gottlob Frege’s treatment of demonstrative expressions within the theory of sense and reference.
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C.
On Denoting
"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
-
D.
The Varieties of Reference
The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
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E.
“Identity and Predication”
“Identity and Predication” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that examines the logic and metaphysics of identity, reference, and predicative structure in language.
- F. None of above. chosen
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