Reference for Representationalists

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• Prof. Frank Jackson, Leverhulme Visiting Professor
• Monday 02 May 2011, 17:00-18:00
• Little Hall, Sidgwick Site.

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The philosophy of reference is a mess. Even by the standards of philosophy, the disagreements are extreme. I chart a way out that starts from thinking of words as part of a system of representation. Our case study will be the theory of reference for proper names.

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