Empty Names, Fiction and the Puzzle of Non-Existence: Volume 108 (Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes) - Tapa blanda

Everett, Anthony; Hofweber, Thomas

 
9781575862545: Empty Names, Fiction and the Puzzle of Non-Existence: Volume 108 (Center for the Study of Language and Information Publication Lecture Notes)
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ISBN 10: 1575862549 ISBN 13: 9781575862545
Editorial: The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications, 2000

Sinopsis

Contributions of some of the most important researchers working in empty names, fiction, and the puzzles of non-existence. The book contains a comprehensive introductory essay by the editors which provides a survey of the philosophical issues concerning empty names, the various responses to these issues, and the literature to date.

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Reseña del editor

Empty Names, Fiction and the Puzzle of Non-Existence contains 13 important new papers concerning the semantic and metaphysical issues arising from empty names, existence, and the nature of fiction. The contributors, some of the most important researchers working in these fields, develop and defend new positions on these matters and offer important new criticisms of the existing approaches. The book contains a comprehensive introductory essay by the editors which provides a survey of the philosophical issues concerning empty names, the various responses to these issues, and the literature to date. The book will be of special interest to philosophers of language and to those interested in metaphysics and the nature of fiction.

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Editorial
The Center for the Study of Language and Information Publications
Año de publicación
2000
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1575862549
ISBN 13 
9781575862545
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
348
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