Thought and Reference

Name: Thought and Reference
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ISBN: 9780198240778

ISBN-10: 0198240775

ISBN-13: 9780198240778

Edition: 1987 (Reprint)

Authors: Kent Bach

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An original view of the problems of reference and singular terms, including a novel account of singular thought, a systematic application of recent work in the theory of speech acts, and a partial revival of Russell's analysis of singular terms.

Book details

List price: $55.00
Copyright year: 1987
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/14/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 332
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface to the Paperback Edition


Acknowledgements


Introduction Meaning and Reference



Singular Thought



The Nature of De Re Thought



Varieties of De Re Thought



Singular Reference



Varieties of Reference



Semantics, Pragmatics, and Reference



Singular Terms



Definite Descriptions I: Vindicating Russell



Definite Descriptions Ii: The Referential/Attributive Distinction



Proper Names I: The Nominal Description Theory



Proper Names Ii: Answering Kripke



Reference and Pronouns



Singular Terms in Belief and in Fictional Contexts



Other Kinds of Reference



Anaphoric Reference: Grammatical or Pragmatic?



Quantifier Phrases and Pronouns: Plural Reference and Anaphora



Reference and Natural Kinds


Bibliography


Glossary


Postscript to the Paperback Edition


References


Index