Michael McKinsey

Consequences of Reference Failure

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book defends the Direct Reference thesis in philosophy of language regarding proper names and indexical pronouns. It makes an important contribution by explicitly addressing the consequences that follow from DR regarding failure of reference.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 403g
• ISBN-13: 9780367363109
• ISBN-10: 0367363100
• Artikelnr.: 58313822

Autorenporträt

Michael McKinsey is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Wayne State University, USA

Inhaltsangabe

1. Direct Reference and Descriptivism: History and Problems
2. From Direct Reference to Free Logic
3. From Neutral Free Logic to A Posteriori Necessity
4. Some Alternatives to Using Neutral Free Logic
5. Truths Containing Empty Names