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Naming (n.) a ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠colour needs no reason: "Nothing makes me call it red; I just looked at it and said 'It's red'" — and the word does not come in one particular way.

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Naming (n.) an ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠experience can feel possible without committing ourselves about its use — without any intention to use the name at all.

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Naming (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠more than uttering a sound while pointing only if there is knowledge of how the sound is to be used; the detail of the usage gives naming its significance.

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Naming (n.) a ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠sensation inwardly is like shutting a door in one's mind: is it then shut, and with what consequences?

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Naming (n.) sensations ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠after naming objects is like moving from transferring property to transferring pride in property.

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Naming (n.) an ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠object is essentially like hanging a label on it, part of the symbolism, not a psychological connection.

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Naming (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠like pointing, while a function is like a line dividing a plane's points into left and right.