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Quine objects to saying "Redness is the meaning of the word 'red.'"
He objects to this because
{ 1 } - he's colorblind.
{ 2 } - he thinks that "red" is meaningless.
{ 3 } - this claim would commit him to accepting meanings as entities.
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Quine objects to saying "Redness is the meaning of the word 'red.'"
He objects to this because
{ 1 } - he's colorblind.
{ 2 } - he thinks that "red" is meaningless.
{ 3 } - this claim would commit him to accepting meanings as entities.
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Quine objects to saying "Redness is the meaning of the word 'red.'"
He objects to this because
{ 1 } - he's colorblind.
{ 2 } - he thinks that "red" is meaningless.
{ 3 } - this claim would commit him to accepting meanings as entities.
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Quine objects to saying "Redness is the meaning of the word 'red.'"
He objects to this because
{ 1 } - he's colorblind.
{ 2 } - he thinks that "red" is meaningless.
{ 3 } - this claim would commit him to accepting meanings as entities.
Quine says that we shouldn't take "'Red' has a meaning" too literally. We shouldn't take meanings to be entities.
For this reason, Quine avoids the phrase "has a meaning." He's happier with saying things like "'Red' is meaningful" or "'Red' has the same meaning as 'rojo'" -- neither of which involve positing meanings as entities.
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