The Varieties of Reference (Clarendon Paperbacks)
by:
Gareth Evans (author)
The discussion in this book range over all the main kinds of referring expressions, starting with the work of Frege and Russell on singular reference. The work is guided by the view that an understanding of how singular thoughts relate to objects is essential for a proper treatment of the...
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The discussion in this book range over all the main kinds of referring expressions, starting with the work of Frege and Russell on singular reference. The work is guided by the view that an understanding of how singular thoughts relate to objects is essential for a proper treatment of the linguistic device by which such thoughts are expressed. It will be of interest to psychologist and philosophers of mind as well as to philosophers of language and linguists.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780198246862 (0198246862)
Publish date: December 23rd 1982
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English