Banno

We make maximum sense of the words and thoughts of others when we interpret in a way that optimises agreement

Donald Davidson, On the very idea of a conceptual schema, in Inquiries into truth an interpretation, Ch. 13

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Paul Boghossian
Implicature
principle of charity (expansion)
"The Meaning of "Meaning"" - different book, separate article. (Putnam)
"A Plea For Excuses" (Austin)
Attributive use of descriptions and Referential use of descriptions (probably one article should suffice)
Frege's puzzle
Guise theory
"How to Do Things With Words" (Austin)
Linguistic community
"Logic and Conversation" (Grice)
"Naming and Necessity" (Kripke)
Saturated and unsaturated expressions (Frege)
"Truth and Meaning" (Davidson)
Contrastivism (Schaffer)
Hinge proposition
Anaphora (linguistics) - Definitely needs more philosophy (e.g., the Geach Hob-Nob sentence.)

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Logical form is in need of attention
Proposition is in need of attention
Logical connective is in need of attention
Descriptivist theory of names needs edit particularly in first section after TOC
Logical connectives: (subproject page) integration, and consistent format
Object theory is in need of attention (and there is an outstanding merge request into Object language)

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Things to do, some time...

Write an article on Stove's worst argument in the world [2]

A much deserved award

Banno - For your persistence and effort in the recent affair, I award you the RickK Anti-Vandalism Barnstar. Your hard work does not go unnoticed or unappreciated. --best, kevin ···Kzollman | Talk··· 02:52, September 13, 2005 (UTC)

I award the Star of Sophia Barnstar to Banno for taking on the impossible task of trying to administer a Web encyclopedia which is defined by almost-complete-anarchy, constant quarreling, edit wars, and other irresponsible madness
Lacatosias 00:43, 13 March 2006

Admin star, from an Aztec Stone of the Sun - beware the power!

Who's a naughty boy...

An RfC against me...

An aid to criticism

You are welcome to add your own to this list...

Some people think…; Some say that…; means I think this next bit is wrong.

Most people think…; Experts agree that…; means I think this next bit is right.

Essentially, (followed by a trite explanation) means I couldn’t be bothered doing a decent job on this bit

In fact..., or The fact that...(followed by some statement) means that the statement is certainly wrong.

Anyone who has read the topic (or book or author) will know that… Means I havn’t read it, so I’ll just make this next bit up….

Controversial means I don't like it, but cannot figure out quite why.

Arguably means I'm afraid you'll argue this point, so I'll say arguably in hopes I can slip it by.

Surely... means I think that...

we all know that... means I know this is wrong, but I want to see if I can slip it past you...

Key conceptual tools

Hanlon's razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

People of note

Josiah S. Carberry, who first systematised psycoceramics.

The wisdom of the editors

Certainly there is such a thing as false knowledge. [3]
Why I Am Not a Christian is a "Non-notable essay, no assertion of notability" and although Russell "is apparently notable himself" - it should be deleted.
Wittgenstein couldn't spell[4]
Nor could Hume [5]

Things to remember

Things I only use once in a blue moon, but need to look for when I do...

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