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" Naming and Believing "
by G.W. Fitch.
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BL
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736621
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b556486
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by G.W. Fitch.
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Naming and Believing\ by G.W. Fitch.
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| Publication Statement
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1987
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Philosophical studies series in philosophy, 36.
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(236 pages)
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9400937377
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: 9789400937376
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| Contents
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1. The Problem --;2. Beginning Assumptions --;1 Descriptions --;1. Indeterminate Descriptions --;2. The Referential/Attributive Distinction --;2 Names and Indexicals --;1. Rigid Designators --;2. Names and Essences --;3. Indexicals --;4. The Meaning of Names --;3 Singular Propositions --;1. Propositional Roles --;2. Propositions and Worlds --;3. Propositions and Times --;4. Possible Worlds --;4 Believing --;1. Problems with Belief --;2. Direct and Indirect Attribution --;3. Two Aspects of Believing --;4. A Solution to Frege's Problem --;5 Empty Names, Semantics, and the A Priori --;1. Truth Conditions and Propositions --;2. Empty Names and Beliefs --;3. Necessary A Posteriori Truths --;4. Conclusions --;1. Formal Description --;2. Remarks --;Notes --;References.
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The relationship between thought, language, and the world is an intimate one. Moreover, it seems as though our ability to have more complex or sophisticated thoughts about the world increases as the complexity of our language or our ability to use the language increases.
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Linguistics -- Philosophy.
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Philosophy (General)
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P325.5.O55B949 1987
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G W Fitch
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