Reference and Existence

Reference and Existence
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 185
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ISBN-10 : 9780190660611
ISBN-13 : 0190660619
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Book Synopsis Reference and Existence by : Saul A. Kripke

Download or read book Reference and Existence written by Saul A. Kripke and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work can be read as a sequel to Kripke's classic Naming and Necessity, confronting important issues left open in that work and developing a novel approach to questions concerning empty names and existence. It provides along the way novel treatments of fictional and mythological discourse, the pragmatics of definite and indefinite descriptions and the language of sense data.


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