Reference and Structure in the Philosophy of Language: A Defense of the Russellian Orthodoxy

by Arthur Sullivan

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415634008
• ISBN13: 9780415634007
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"