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    Without such a criterion, 'shareable sense' collapses int... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→The sense of a proper name is objective, not merely subjective like an idea, yet is distinct from the reference (the object itself)

    Without such a criterion, 'shareable sense' collapses into a family of subjective ideas that merely resemble one another.

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    • 1.Shared meaning requires objective standards; without them, communication reduces to coincidental alignment of private interpretations.
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    • 2.Family resemblance alone cannot ground truth-claims; mere similarity permits contradictory ideas to count as equally 'shareable.'
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    • 3.Intersubjectivity demands criteria distinguishing genuine understanding from mere apparent agreement between isolated perspectives.
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    • 1.Many concepts work perfectly through family resemblance (game, art, justice) without collapsing into incoherence or subjectivity.
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    • 2.A criterion's existence doesn't guarantee shareable sense; criteria can be equally contested, shifting the problem rather than solving it.
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    • 3.Successful communication and coordination occur constantly without explicit shared criteria, suggesting they aren't logically necessary.
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