The New Theory of Reference: Kripke, Marcus, and Its Origins

by Paul Humphreys

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On January 20th, 22nd, and 29th, 1970 Saul Kripke delivered three lectures at Princeton University. They produced something of a sensation. In the lectures he argued, amongst other things, that many names in ordinary language referred to objects directly rather than by means of associated descriptions; that causal chains from language user to language user were an important mechanism for preserving reference; that there were necessary a posteriori...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0792355784

ISBN13:9780792355786

Release Date:October 2013

Publisher:Springer

Length:290 Pages

Weight:1.08 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

Education & Reference Epistemology Foreign Language Study & Reference History & Surveys Logic Logic & Language Metaphysics Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Reference

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