Reference and beyond: essays in philosophy of language

Auteur :
Devitt, Michael
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199280810
Date de publication :
12 août 2025
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book is a selection of papers by Michael Devitt in philosophy of language, accompanied by many new footnotes and postscripts. A dominant theme is the semantics of proper names, definite descriptions, and demonstratives. The book argues that these terms have conventional "referential" uses to express "singular" thoughts.