| In Defense of Ambiguity |
| Theses |
| Two relations between names and things |
| ÔaccessesÕ, meaning that the name provides a causal pathway to the thing, mediated by the Internet. |
| Access vs. Reference. |
| Reference on the Web is the same as reference off the Web |
| Reference on the Web is not determined by architecture |
| Reference by description is inherently ambiguous |
| Reference by description is inherently ambiguous |
| Reference by description is inherently ambiguous |
| Saying more can make reference by description even more ambiguous |
| Saying more can make reference by description even more ambiguous |
| Saying more can make reference by description even more ambiguous |
| Since ambiguity is inevitable, letÕs make lemonade |
| Since ambiguity is inevitable, letÕs make lemonade |
| Since ambiguity is inevitable, letÕs make lemonade |
| Since ambiguity is inevitable, letÕs make lemonade |