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Vyā\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{D} \)i and the realist theory of meaningi and the realist theory of meaning

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I would like to acknowledge the help of the following people, who read and commented on an earlier draft of this paper: J. Campbell, S. Katsura, J. Lipner, J. N. Mohanty, M. Ramachandran, and H. Tiwari.

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Ganeri, J. Vyā\(\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\cdot}$}}{D} \)i and the realist theory of meaningi and the realist theory of meaning. J Indian Philos 23, 403–428 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01880220

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