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Referring to the World - Kenneth A. Taylor

Referring to the World

An Opinionated Introduction to the Theory of Reference
Buch | Hardcover
312 Seiten
2021
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-514474-1 (ISBN)
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Our words and ideas refer to objects and properties in the external world; this phenomenon is central to thought, language, communication, and science. But great works of fiction are full of names that don't seem to refer to anything! In this book Kenneth A. Taylor explores the myriad of problems that surround the phenomenon of reference. How can words in language and perturbations in our brains come to stand for external objects? Reference is essential to truth, but which is more basic: reference or truth? How can fictional characters play such an important role in imagination and literature, and how does this use of language connect with more mundane uses?

Taylor develops a framework for understanding reference, and the theories that other thinkers-past and present-have developed about it. But Taylor doesn't simply tell us what others thought; the book is full of new ideas and analyses, making for a vital final contribution from a seminal philosopher.

Kenneth A. Taylor was Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University from 1995 until his death in 2019.

Chapter 1: The Mystery of Reference and Objective Representational Content
Chapter 2: Inner Fitness and Outer Cause: The Two Factors of Content
Chapter 3: Against Jazz Combo Theories of Meaning and Reference
Chapter 4: Puzzles of Coreference: Theme and Variations
Chapter 5: Concepts, Conceptions in the Psychology of the Referring Mind
Chapter 6: Representing Representations: The Priority of the De Re
Chapter 7: The Things We Do With Empty Names
Works Cited

Erscheint lt. Verlag 31.10.2021
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 224 x 150 mm
Gewicht 567 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sprachphilosophie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie
Geisteswissenschaften Psychologie Verhaltenstherapie
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik
ISBN-10 0-19-514474-0 / 0195144740
ISBN-13 978-0-19-514474-1 / 9780195144741
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