Designation
1st Edition
Published on 6. May 2019
314 pages
978-0-231-88073-2 (ISBN)
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An essay in the semantics of natural language and the theory of the semantic relationship the author calls designation and the meanings it bears on simple and complex expressions. Includes description theories of proper names, a causal theory of designation, an outline and defense of the semantic program, empty terms, other terms, modal contexts, and contexts of propositional attitudes.
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