Necessary intentionality: a study in the metaphysics of aboutness
Auteur :
Simchen, Ori
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780199608515
Date de publication :
19 janv. 2012
Dimensions :
22,1 x 14,7 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
386 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Is it possible for the name of a particular person not to refer to that person? Ori Simchen defends a negative answer to this question, and presents a new account of aboutness, or intentionality. He argues that intentional items--such as words, thoughts, photos--are about whatever they are about as a matter of necessity, rather than contingency.