Reference and referring / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater.
2013
B105.R25 I55 2010eb
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Reference and referring / edited by William P. Kabasenche, Michael O'Rourke, and Matthew H. Slater.
ISBN
9780262306034 (electronic bk.)
0262306034 (electronic bk.)
9780262018302
0262018306
0262306034 (electronic bk.)
9780262018302
0262018306
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Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2013.
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English
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B105.R25 I55 2010eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
121/.68
Summary
Original essays on reference and referring by leading scholars that combine breadth of coverage with thematic unity. These fifteen original essays address the core semantic concepts of reference and referring from both philosophical and linguistic perspectives. After an introductory essay that casts current trends in reference and referring in terms of an ongoing dialogue between Fregean and Russellian approaches, the book addresses specific topics, balancing breadth of coverage with thematic unity.The contributors, all leading or emerging scholars, address trenchant neo-Fregean challenges to the direct reference position; consider what positive claims can be made about the mechanism of reference; address the role of a theory of reference within broader theoretical context; and investigate other kinds of linguistic expressions used in referring activities that may themselves be referring expressions.The topical unity and accessibility of the essays, the stage-setting introductory essay, and the comprehensive index combine to make Reference and Referring, along with the other books in the Topics in Contemporary Philosophy series, appropriate for use in advanced undergraduate and graduate courses.
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