| Reference and Structure in the Philosophy of Language: A Defense of the Russellian Orthodoxy Contributor(s): Sullivan, Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138062634 ISBN-13: 9781138062634 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $60.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Logic - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Semantics - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 121.68 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.55 lbs) 164 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume investigates the precise contours of the connections between two foundational concepts: reference (the means of semantically expressing singular or object-dependent information) and structure (the having or lacking of meaningful sub-parts). Sullivan shows that the notion of structure, properly excavated, underlies and grounds various important points in the theory of reference. As such, this work builds on and further develops work by Bertrand Russell, Saul Kripke, David Kaplan, and Stephen Neale - principally, among many others. Sullivan aims to clearly establish the intrinsic connections between structure and reference, which brings into focus informative and explanatory connections underlying otherwise disparate debates about various aspects of linguistic communication. The overall result is a simple, comprehensive lens that can help to clarify a wide range of semantic phenomena. |
