Consequences of Reference Failure

List of contents

1. Direct Reference and Descriptivism: History and Problems
2. From Direct Reference to Free Logic
3. From Neutral Free Logic to A Posteriori Necessity
4. Some Alternatives to Using Neutral Free Logic
5. Truths Containing Empty Names

About the author

Michael McKinsey is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Wayne State University, USA

Summary

This book defends the Direct Reference thesis in philosophy of language regarding proper names and indexical pronouns. It makes an important contribution by explicitly addressing the consequences that follow from DR regarding failure of reference.

Additional text

"The book is well structured and written in a clear and economical style . . . [It] contains interesting ideas and compelling arguments . . . McKinsey's book is a valuable contribution to the debate about names and reference failure, and I warmly recommend it." – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

Product details

• Authors: Michael McKinsey, Michael (Wayne State University Mckinsey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780367363109
• ISBN: 978-0-367-36310-9
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy: logic, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc