Beyond Rigidity: The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity

by Scott Soames

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In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions. He also demonstrates the irrelevance of rigid designation in understanding why theoretical identities containing such predicates are necessary, if true.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0195145291

ISBN13:9780195145298

Release Date:January 2002

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:392 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"

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Language Arts Philosophy

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