Reference and referring
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Reference and referring
（Topics in contemporary philosophy）
MIT Press, c2012
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"Earlier versions of the essays in this volume were presented at the thirteenth annual Inland Northwest Philosophy Conference (INPC), held from April 30 to May 2, 2010, in Pullman, Washington, and Moscow, Idaho"--Acknowledgments (p. [vii])
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- 1. Reference and referring: a framework / Jessica Pepp
- 2. Descriptivism and the representation of spatial location / Robin Jeshion
- 3. Empirical data and the theory of reference / Genoveva Martí
- 4. Two versions of millianism / Scott Soames
- 5. Semantic stipulation and knowledge de re / Chris Tillman and Joshua Spencer
- 6. Hob, nob, and mythical witches / David Braun
- 7. From having in mind to direct reference / Antonio Capuano
- 8. Necessity in reference / Ori Simchen
- 9. Has the theory of reference rested on a mistake? / Mark Hinchliff
- 10. Referring to what is and to what isn't / Jody Azzouni
- 11. Reference and jazz combo theories of meaning / Kenneth A. Taylor
- 12. Quantification and conversion / Chat Carmichael
- 13. <the,a>: (In)definiteness and implicature / Laurence R. Horn and Barbara Abbott
- 14. Reference and ambiguity in complex demonstratives / Geoff Georgi
- 15. Words gone sour? / Stavroula Glezakos
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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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