Empty representations : reference and non-existence / edited by Manuel García-Carpintero and Genoveva Martí.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

García-Carpintero, Manuel, editor.

Martí, Genoveva, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Representation (Philosophy).

Language and languages--Philosophy.

Language and languages.

Physical Description:

vi unnumbered pages, 359 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Reference and non-existence

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Contents:

Part I Foundational Matters: Singular Thoughts and their Attribution

1 Transparency and the Context-Sensitivity of Attitude Reports / Cian Dorr Dorr, Cian 25

2 Two Dogmas of Russellianism / Robin Jeshion Jeshion, Robin 67

3 Intersubjective Intentional Identity / Peter Pagin Pagin, Peter 91

Part II Accounts of Empty Representations

4 Vulcan Might Have Existed, and Neptune Not: On the Semantics of Empty Names / Kathrin Glüer-Pagin Glüer-Pagin, Kathrin, Peter Pagin Pagin, Peter 117

5 Content Relativism and the Problem of Empty Names / Frederick Kroon Kroon, Frederick 142

6 Empty Singular Terms in the Mental File Framework / François Recanat Recanat, François 165

7 The Things we Do with Empty Names: Objectual Representations, Non-Veridical Language Games, and Truth Similitude / Kenneth A. Taylor Taylor, Kenneth A. 183

8 A Practical Solution to the Problem of Empty Singular Thought / Imogen Dickie Dickie, Imogen 215

Part III Existence and Non-Existence

9 What is Existence? / Nathan Salmon Salmon, Nathan 245

10 The Problem of Negative Existentials Inadvertently Solved / Greg Ray Ray, Greg 262

Part IV Fiction

11 Fictional Worlds and Fiction Operators / Mark Sainsbury Sainsbury, Mark 277

12 Many, But Almost Holmes? / Briggs Wright Wright, Briggs 290

13 Notions of Nothing / Stacie Friend Friend, Stacie 307

14 Fictional Realism and Negative Extstentials / Tatjana von Solodkoff Solodkoff, Tatjana von 333.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199647057

0199647054

OCLC:

893671538