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The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity

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The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity

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Cover of: Beyond rigidity
Beyond rigidity: the unfinished semantic agenda of Naming and necessity
2002, Oxford University Press
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Cover of: Beyond Rigidity
Beyond Rigidity: The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity
January 1, 2002, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
Cover of: Beyond Rigidity
Beyond Rigidity: The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity
December 7, 2001, Oxford University Press, USA
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First Sentence

"This book is concerned with rigid designation in particular and, more generally, with the unfinished semantic agenda that has been left to us by Saul Kripke's Naming and Necessity."

Table of Contents

Preface Page v
1. The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity Page 3
2. Rigid Designation and Its Lessons for the Semantic Contents of Proper Names Page 18
3. The Meaning of Names Page 55
4. Ambiguity and Indexicality Page 96
5. Partially Descriptive Names Page 110
6. The Problem Posed by Propositional Attitude Ascriptions Page 131
7. The Case Against Linguistically Enhanced Propositions Page 147
8. Millian Meaning and Pseudo-Fregean Attitudes Page 204
9. What Is It for a General Term to Be a Rigid Designator? Page 241
10. What Do Natural Kind Predicates Have in Common with Proper Names? Page 264
11. Natural Kind Predicates, Mass Nounse, and Abstract Singular Terms Page 289
Notes Page 313
Index Page 373

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BD417.S63, BD417.S63 2001

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OL7389680M
ISBN 10
0195145291
ISBN 13
9780195145298
Library Thing
307853
Goodreads
796592

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