Naming and Reference: The Link of Word to Object

ISBN-13: 9780415009393 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 312 str.

R. J. Nelson

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Preface 1 Introduction 2 Natural Signs 3 Sense and Reference 4 Naming and Describing 5 Truth Without Reference 6 Reference and Speech Act 7 Steps Toward Naturalism 8 Cause and Function 9 Mechanism 10 Direct Reference 11 Mind and Semantics

O autorze

R.J. Nelson