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Naming and Reference

R.J. Nelson
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      The question of how language relates to the world is one of the most important problems of philosophy. What the word "God" refers to and the question "Does God exist?" are clearly linked. The existence or non-existence of God (or electrons or unicorns) is directly related to the issue of what and how a name names. "Naming and Reference" tackles the challenge of explaining the referring power of names. More specifically it explores the reference of lexical terms (especially proper names and pronouns) and the issue of empty or speculative names such as "Satan" and "leptons". The lack of semantics of such terms is a serious difficulty for linguistics, cognitive science and epistemology. In the first half of the book, a survey of the history of the subject is made from Locke to Kripke and Fodor. The second half contains a theory of reference which takes seriously the causal notion of reference, while at the same time preserving Frege's distinction between sense and reference. The algorithmic theory of reference that results treats reference in explicitly non-semantical terms. It incorporates or reflects the latest work in computational logic, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: R.J. Nelson EAN: 9780415009393 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 521 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 1992-09-24 CITY: GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / General WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semiotics / semiology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy of mind

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      The question of how language relates to the world is one of the most important problems of philosophy. What the word "God" refers to and the question "Does God exist?" are clearly linked. The existence or non-existence of God (or electrons or unicorns) is directly related to the issue of what and how a name names. "Naming and Reference" tackles the challenge of explaining the referring power of names. More specifically it explores the reference of lexical terms (especially proper names and pronouns) and the issue of empty or speculative names such as "Satan" and "leptons". The lack of semantics of such terms is a serious difficulty for linguistics, cognitive science and epistemology. In the first half of the book, a survey of the history of the subject is made from Locke to Kripke and Fodor. The second half contains a theory of reference which takes seriously the causal notion of reference, while at the same time preserving Frege's distinction between sense and reference. The algorithmic theory of reference that results treats reference in explicitly non-semantical terms. It incorporates or reflects the latest work in computational logic, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: R.J. Nelson EAN: 9780415009393 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 521 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Taylor & Francis Ltd DATE PUBLISHED: 1992-09-24 CITY: GENRE: PHILOSOPHY / General WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

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      Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semiotics / semiology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy of mind

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