Singular Reference: A Descriptivist Perspective

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Orilia, Francesco (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Σειρά: Philosophical Studies Series ; 113
• Θέματα: Philosophy.; Logic.; Metaphysics.; Ontology.; Language and languages > Philosophy.; Philosophy of mind.; Linguistics.; Philosophy of Language.; Philosophy of Mind.; Theoretical Linguistics.

Singular reference to ourselves and the ordinary objects surrounding us is a most crucial philosophical topic, for it looms large in any attempt to understand how language and mind connect to the world. This book explains in detail why in the past philosophers such as Frege, Russell and Reichenbach...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: Referentialism vs. Descriptivism
• Background Notions
• Why Descriptivism Was So Successful
• Why Referentialism Is So Successful
• Definite Descriptions and Proper Names
• Indexicals
• Tense, Temporal Indexicals and Other Miscellaneous Issues
• Conclusion: Accounting for the Referentialist DataReferentialist data .