G.E.M. Anscombe argues that the first-person pronoun "I" cannot be understood as a proper name, a demonstrative, or an abbreviation of a definite description because each of these models requires a "conception" to reach its referent, and no such conception can be specified for "I" without either failing to guarantee reference or implying the existence of an immaterial soul.

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• first-person pronoun 'I' concept
• immaterial mind concept
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