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    It is not the case that Without a principled individuation condition for Sinn, the sense/reference distinction cannot do the explanatory work Frege assigns it in solving the informativeness puzzle of identity statements.

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    • 1.The informativeness puzzle can be solved by appealing to mode of presentation differences without fully specifying individuation.
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    • 2.Demanding a complete principled individuation condition sets an unreasonably high standard; partial criteria suffice for explanation.
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    • 3.Frege's distinction works pragmatically regardless of precise individuation; we can use it without resolving metaphysical details.
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    • 1.Identity statements like 'Hesperus is Phosphorus' are informative only if their components have distinct cognitive contents.
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    • 2.Without principled criteria for individuating Sinn, we cannot explain why 'a=a' and 'a=b' differ in cognitive significance.
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    • 3.Frege's explanatory project requires that Sinn determines reference; vague individuation undermines this determinacy requirement.
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