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    It is not the case that Two sentences expressing the same proposition must always have the same reference.

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    • 1.Frege's 'Hesperus is Phosphorus' shows co-referential terms can differ in sense, so propositional identity does not fix reference uniquely.
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    • 2.If two sentences express the same proposition via different senses, the sense-to-reference mapping is many-to-one, breaking the determination claim.
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    Reason for 2 of 2
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    • 1.Kripke's modal argument establishes that proper names are rigid designators, referring to the same object across all possible worlds regardless of descriptive content.
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    • 2.Two sentences embedding the same name in different propositional contexts can express distinct propositions while sharing identical referential values, inverting the claimed dependency.
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    Reasons Against

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    • 1.Two sentences with the same content express the same proposition.
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    • 2.Content (sense) determines reference.
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