Reference Without Referents

Name: Reference Without Referents
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ISBN: 9780199241804

ISBN-10: 0199241805

ISBN-13: 9780199241804

Edition: 2005

Authors: R. M. Sainsbury

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Reference is a central topic in philosophy of language, and has been the main focus of discussion about how language relates to the world. R. M. Sainsbury sets out a new approach to the concept, which promises to bring to an end some long-standing debates in semantic theory.There is a single category of referring expressions, all of which deserve essentially the same kind of semantic treatment. Included in this category are both singular and plural referring expressions ('Aristotle', 'The Pleiades'), complex and non-complex referring expressions ('The President of the USA in 1970', 'Nixon'), and empty and non-empty referring expressions ('Vulcan', 'Neptune'). Referring expressions are to be…

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List price: $115.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 280
Size: 6.46" wide x 9.49" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English




A short history of theories of names



Framework issues



Proper names



Pronouns: anaphora and demonstration



Complex referring expressions



Existence and fiction



Mental reference and individual concepts


References


Index