“Reference and Contingency”

Target entity: “Reference and Contingency”
Context triple: [Gareth Evans, notableWork, “Reference and Contingency”]

• A. On Equilibrium
  On Equilibrium is a philosophical work by John Ralston Saul that explores the importance of balancing key human qualities—such as reason, ethics, and common sense—to create a more humane and democratic society.
• B. On Contradiction
  "On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
• C. "Social and Rational"
  "Social and Rational" is the subtitle of Herbert A. Simon’s influential book *Models of Man*, which explores human decision-making by integrating insights from economics, psychology, and social science.
• D. Considerations by the Way
  "Considerations by the Way" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on practical ethics and the conduct of everyday life, included as part of his collection "The Conduct of Life."
• E. “On What There Is”
  “On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: “Reference and Contingency”
Target entity description: “Reference and Contingency” is a seminal philosophical work by Gareth Evans that develops an influential theory of reference, exploring how names and thoughts relate to objects and modal notions like necessity and possibility.

• A. On Equilibrium
  On Equilibrium is a philosophical work by John Ralston Saul that explores the importance of balancing key human qualities—such as reason, ethics, and common sense—to create a more humane and democratic society.
• B. On Contradiction
  "On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
• C. "Social and Rational"
  "Social and Rational" is the subtitle of Herbert A. Simon’s influential book *Models of Man*, which explores human decision-making by integrating insights from economics, psychology, and social science.
• D. Considerations by the Way
  "Considerations by the Way" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that reflects on practical ethics and the conduct of everyday life, included as part of his collection "The Conduct of Life."
• E. “On What There Is”
  “On What There Is” is a seminal philosophical essay by W.V.O. Quine that challenges traditional notions of ontology and argues for a criterion of ontological commitment based on the quantificational structure of our best scientific theories.
• F. None of above. chosen