Beyond Rigidity

Author	: Scott Soames
Publisher	: Oxford University Press
Total Pages	: 392
Release	: 2002-01-03
ISBN-10	: 9780198033219
ISBN-13	: 0198033214
Rating	: 4/5 (214 Downloads)

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Download or read book Beyond Rigidity written by Scott Soames and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-03 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions. He also demonstrates the irrelevance of rigid designation in understanding why theoretical identities containing such predicates are necessary, if true.

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Soames introduces a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natur