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TheA '''mediated reference theory''' is aany [[semantics|semantic]] theory that posits that words refer to something in the external world, but insists that there is more to the meaning of a name than simply the object to which it refers. It thus stands opposed to the theory of [[direct reference]]. Its most[[Gottlob famous advocate is the mathematicianFrege]] and philosopher [[GottlobBertrand FregeRussell]] are well-known advocates of mediated reference. The view was very widely held in the middle of the twentieth century by such philosophers as Sir [[Peter Strawson]] and [[John Searle]].

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The '''mediated reference theory''' is a [[semantics|semantic]] theory that posits that words refer to something in the external world, but insists that there is more to the meaning of a name than simply the object to which it refers. It thus stands opposed to the theory of [[direct reference]]. Its most famous advocate is the mathematician and philosopher [[Gottlob Frege]]. The view was very widely held in the middle of the twentieth century by such philosophers as Sir [[Peter Strawson]] and [[John Searle]].

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