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    It is not the case that Names are a form of naturalism because they are appropriately correlated to the specific natures of the objects they name

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    • 1.Saussure's principle of arbitrariness demonstrates that the sign-signified relation is unmotivated by any intrinsic property of the referent.
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    • 2.Expert construction of a name, as Hermogenes argues, reflects social convention and communal agreement rather than ontological correspondence.
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    • 3.A conventionalist account explains naming success without positing any natural fit between vocal sound and object-nature.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.The same object receives different names across languages, yet the object's nature remains constant and singular.
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    • 2.If names were naturally correlated to natures, cross-linguistic naming variation would be impossible without contradiction.
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    • 1.Names are purpose-made portions of vocal sound
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    • 2.Names are expertly constructed for their specific function of marking off an item's being
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    • 3.This treatment of names correlates them to the specific natures of the objects they name
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