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Author Sullivan, Arthur, 1970- author.

Title Reference and structure in the philosophy of language : a defense of the Russellian orthodoxy / by Arthur Sullivan
Published New York ; London : Routledge, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 163 pages)
Series Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 43
Routledge studies in contemporary philosophy ; 43.
Contents Two distinctions within the category of designators -- Further defining the central theses -- Structure and rigidity -- Structure and naming -- Interlude: interim review and a look ahead -- Referential uses of denoting expressions -- Complex referring expressions -- Summary, overview, and general morals
Summary This volume investigates the precise contours of the connections between two foundational concepts: reference (the means of semantically expressing singular or object-dependent information) and structure (the having or lacking of meaningful sub-parts). Sullivan shows that the notion of structure, properly excavated, underlies and grounds various important points in the theory of reference. As such, this work builds on and further develops work by Bertrand Russell, Saul Kripke, David Kaplan, and Stephen Neale - principally, among many others. Sullivan aims to clearly establish the intrinsic con
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
SUBJECT Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 fast
Subject Language and languages -- Philosophy.
Structural linguistics.
Reference (Linguistics)
Role and reference grammar.
Semantics (Philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY -- Epistemology.
Language and languages -- Philosophy
Reference (Linguistics)
Role and reference grammar
Semantics (Philosophy)
Structural linguistics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136209086
1136209085
9780203094730
0203094735