A lemma from nowhere
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.
Citation
Dickie , I 2020 , ' A lemma from nowhere ' , Critica , vol. 52 , no. 154 , pp. 11-47 . https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2020.1173
Publication
Critica
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0011-1503Type
Journal article
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