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Beyond rigidity : the unfinished semantic agenda of naming and necessity.

In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions. He also demonstrates the irrelevance ofrigid...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soames, Scott
Autor Corporativo: Oxford University Press
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • 1. The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity
  • 2. Rigid Designation and Its Lessons for the Semantic Contents of Proper Names
  • 3. The Meaning of Names
  • 4. Ambiguity and Indexicality
  • 5. Partially Descriptive Names
  • 6. The Problem Posed by Propositional Attitude Ascriptions
  • 7. The Case Against Linguistically Enhanced Propositions
  • 8. Millian Meaning and Pseudo-Fregean Attitudes
  • 9. What Is It for a General Term to Be a Rigid Designator?
  • 10. What Do Natural Kind Predicates Have in Common with Proper Names?
  • 11. Natural Kind Predicates, Mass Nouns, and Abstract Singular TermsNotes
  • Index
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