Naming and Reference - The Link of Word to Object (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Problems of Philosophy
Release date:	September 1992
First published:	1992
Authors:	R.J. Nelson
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	312
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-00939-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Semiology Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	0-415-00939-1
Barcode:	9780415009393

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