Existence and reference

  • Paolo Leonardi Università di Bologna
Parole chiave: Existence, Reference, Indeterminacy, Concepts, Mary’s room

Abstract

Here, I suggest that words get their meaning first from what exists, and consider the impact the assumption has on indeterminacy theses à la Quine,innateness views of concepts, and finally Jackson’s famous Mary’s room argument.
Pubblicato
2013-12-28
Come citare
Leonardi, P. (2013) «Existence and reference», Rivista Italiana di Filosofia del Linguaggio, 7(3), pagg. 87-97. Available at: http://rifl.unical.it/index.php/rifl/article/view/177 (Consultato: 22novembre2024).