A lemma from nowhere

Imogen Dickie

doi:10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2020.1173

A lemma from nowhere

Imogen Dickie

Philosophy

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Abstract

This paper uses cases involving empty singular terms (on the one hand, cases of what I call “accidental aboutness-failure”; on the other, cases involving proper names occurring in fictions) to argue for a claim about the goal of ordinary belief-forming activity, and shows how this claim generates new foundations for the theory of reference.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-47
Journal	Critica
Volume	52
Issue number	154
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2020.1173
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2020

Keywords

Empty singular terms
Fictional names
Theory of reference
Belief formation
Aboutness

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