Essays on reference, language, and mind:

This volume presents a highly focused collection of articles by Donnellan. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the philosophy of language and mind went through a paradigm shift, with the then-dominant Fregean theory losing ground to the 'direct reference' theory sometimes referred to as the...

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Main Author: Donnellan, Keith (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press c2012
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:This volume presents a highly focused collection of articles by Donnellan. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the philosophy of language and mind went through a paradigm shift, with the then-dominant Fregean theory losing ground to the 'direct reference' theory sometimes referred to as the direct reference revolution. Donnellan played a key role in this shift, focusing on the relation of semantic reference, a touchstone in the philosophy of language and the relation of 'thinking about' - a touchstone in the philosophy of mind
Physical Description:xx, 210 p.
ISBN:9780190267667
DOI:10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199857999.001.0001

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