Millian theory of names

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Millianism
gptkbp:category analytic philosophy
semantics
theory of reference
gptkbp:concerns philosophy of language
gptkbp:contrastsWith Fregean theory of names
gptkbp:criticizedFor handling of empty names
handling of informative identity statements
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
gptkb:Gottlob_Frege
gptkb:Saul_Kripke
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Millian theory of names
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Kripke's_causal_theory_of_reference
direct reference theory
gptkbp:influencedBy John Stuart Mill's work "A System of Logic"
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkbp:proposedBy proper names have no meaning other than their referent
gptkbp:relatedConcept descriptivist theory of names
direct reference theory
gptkbp:requires the meaning of a proper name is just its referent
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frege's_Puzzle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7