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Question

Michael Devitt introduced the idea that these events are affected by subsequent interactions, which he called “multiple groundings.” For 10 points each:

[10h] Give this term for the moment of “dubbing” that sets off a “causal chain.” Saul Kripke used this term in Naming and Necessity for the event when a name is first assigned to something and becomes a rigid designator.

ANSWER: baptism [or initial baptism; accept baptismal ceremony; accept word forms like baptizing]

[10m] Kripke’s account opposed a prior theory that treats the meaning of a name as equivalent to the set of these phrases. The essay “On Denoting” distinguishes between “definite” and “indefinite” examples of these phrases.

ANSWER: descriptions [accept descriptivism or word forms like describing]

[10e] This Cambridge philosopher laid the groundwork for his descriptivist theory of names in “On Denoting.” He also co-wrote Principia Mathematica with Alfred North Whitehead.

ANSWER: Bertrand Russell

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Summary


California	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	33%	33%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	Y	5	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	6	8.33	67%	0%	17%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	6	18.33	100%	50%	33%
North	2025-02-01	Y	3	13.33	67%	33%	33%
Overflow	2025-02-01	Y	5	10.00	80%	20%	0%
Pacific Northwest	2025-02-01	Y	2	10.00	100%	0%	0%
South Central	2025-02-01	Y	2	25.00	100%	100%	50%
Southeast	2025-02-01	Y	4	7.50	75%	0%	0%
UK	2025-02-01	Y	10	12.00	60%	50%	10%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	8	15.00	75%	50%	25%
Upstate NY	2025-02-01	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%

Data


Cornell D	ESF A	0	10	10
RIT A	Cornell C	10	10	20
RIT B	Binghamton A	0	10	10