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Nondescriptive Meaning and Reference

By Wayne Davis

Nondescriptive Meaning and Reference

By Wayne Davis

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Wayne Davis presents a highly original approach to the foundations of semantics, showing how the so-called "expression" theory of meaning can handle names and other problematic cases of nondescriptive meaning. The fact that thoughts have parts ("ideas" or "concepts") is fundamental: Davis argues that like other unstructured words, names mean what they do because they are conventionally used to express atomic or basic ideas. In the process he shows that many pillars of contemporary philosophical semantics, from twin earth arguments to the necessity of identity, are unfounded.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
466
Release Date:
2005-09-01
Publication Date:
2005-07-14
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0199261652
ISBN13:
9780199261659
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
860 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
29 cm
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