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Reference and Structure in the Philosophy of Language A Defense of the Russellian Orthodoxy
By Arthur Sullivan
Copyright 2013
180 Pages
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Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
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Routledge
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This volume investigates the precise contours of the connections between two foundational concepts: reference (the means of semantically expressing singular or object-dependent information) and structure (the having or lacking of meaningful sub-parts). Sullivan shows that the notion of structure, properly excavated, underlies and grounds various important points in the theory of reference.... Read more
Part A: Framing the Project 1. Two distinctions within the category of designators 2. Further defining the central theses Part B: Rigid Designation, Proper Names, and Structure 3. Structure and rigidity 4. Structure and naming Part C: The prima facie counterexamples Interlude: Interim review and a look ahead 5. Referential uses of denoting expressions 6. Complex referring expressions Part D: Conclusions 7. Summary, Overview, and General Morals
Biography
Arthur Sullivan is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Philosophy at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada.
