Acta analytica 19 Vol. The puzzle shows that quotation cannot work by forming names of expressions. So too is Davidson's theory, according to which the quotation-marks name the token within them.
Quotation works simply by displaying expressions in apposition with the rest of the proposition.
Hence quotation is purely paratactical. Two thesis about categorial intuitions are confronted. It is argued that the Mutability Thesis is correct, and some consequences of it are sketched. Furthermore, he presents a challenge to the essentialist who tries to evade the consequences of his argument. Here I examine the direct argument he presents for his thesis.