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Proper Proper Names
Proper Proper Names

Author(s): Marián Zouhar, Bjørn Jespersen
Subject(s): Logic, Analytic Philosophy, Philosophy of Language
Published by: Filozofický ústav SAV

Summary/Abstract: Problems concerning proper names. The most common intuition concerning proper names is rather poor: a name is such a kind of expression which is used to denote a thing without invoking any property of the thing designated.' This intuition, although no doubt right, is unilluminating.

  • Issue Year: 6/1999
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 140-153
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English