The Reference of Natural Kind Terms (Hardcover, New edition)

This book deals with the main proponents of the causal and descriptivist reference theories on natural kind terms. The two main types of contemporary reference theories on natural kind terms are the causal and the descriptivist theories. The author analyzes the main versions of these two types of theories and claims that the differences between them are not as great as it is usually assumed. He alleges that the ostensive reference fixing and reference borrowing theories should be descriptive-causal, and he also adduces that the relation of kind-identity depends on the views on kind-identity and thus involves descriptive elements. This book is an important contribution to the debate on reference in contemporary philosophy of language and linguistics.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Ag
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies in Philosophy of Language and Linguistics, 5
Release date:	December 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Luis Fernandez Moreno
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	378
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-66198-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Logic
LSN:	3-631-66198-3
Barcode:	9783631661987

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