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    Supports→The names 'Superman' and 'Clark Kent' differ in sense despite being coreferential.

    Lois Lane is a rational, reflective agent who believes the sentence containing 'Superman' to be true while withholding assent from the corresponding sentence containing 'Clark Kent'.

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    Rational agent(as used in epistemology and philosophy of mind)
    A person or being that makes decisions by thinking logically and consistently, rather than acting on emotion or instinct.
    Reflective(as used in philosophy of mind)
    Thinking about your own thoughts or experiences; turning your attention inward to examine what you're thinking or feeling.
    Superman/Clark Kent problem(as used in logic and philosophy of language)
    A classic puzzle in philosophy: Superman and Clark Kent are the same person, yet we seem to think about them differently (one as a superhero, one as a reporter), raising questions about how we identify and think about individuals.

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    corresponding sentence(like 'Superman is a hero' versus 'Clark Kent is a hero')
    Two sentences that say essentially the same thing, except one uses a different name or description than the other.
    withholding assent(the action someone might take in response to impressions)
    Refusing to agree with or accept something; choosing not to believe it, even if it seems true.

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    This version of the criterion has Frege’s formulation as a special case, since sentences are, of course, expressions; and it solves the problem with obvious truths, since it seems that substitution of sentences of this sort can change the truth value of a propositional attitude ascription. Furthermore, the criterion delivers the wanted result that coreferential names like “Superman” and “Clark Kent” differ in sense, since a rational, reflective agent like Lois Lane could think that (17) is tru

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