| Reference and Reflexivity: 2nd Edition Expanded Edition Contributor(s): Perry, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1575865238 ISBN-13: 9781575865232 Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat OUR PRICE: $64.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2011 Annotation: In this second edition of "Reference and Reflexivity", John Perry develops his reflexive-referential theory of indexicals, demonstratives, and proper names and further illuminates the distinction between semantics and pragmatics. Responding to ideas from both the descriptivist and referentialist traditions, Perry reveals the essential truth behind these competing philosophies--a coherent and structured family of contents, from reflexive contents that place conditions on their actual utterance to fully incremental contents that place conditions only on the objects of reference--thus reconciling the legitimate insights of both traditions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 121.68 |
| LCCN: 2009005580 |
| Series: Lecture Notes |
| Physical Information: 332 pages |
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| Publisher Description: In this volume John Perry develops his "reflexive-referential" account of indexicals, demonstratives, and proper names. For this new second edition, Perry has added a new preface and two chapters on the distinction between semantics and pragmatics and on attitude reports. He reveals a coherent and structured family of contents--from reflexive contents that place conditions on their actual utterance to fully incremental contents that place conditions only on the objects of reference--reconciling the legitimate insights of both the referentialist and descriptivist traditions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Perry, John: - Recipient of numerous international academic awards, John Perry is the Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, where he has chaired the Philosophy Department and directed the Center for the Study of Language and Information, which he helped found. He is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing. |