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The Varieties of Reference (Clarendon Paperbacks)

by: Gareth Evans

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 160
EAN: 9780198246862
ISBN: 0198246862
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: December 23, 1982
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA

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Gareth Evans, one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation, died in 1980 at the age of thirty-four. He had been working for many years on a book about reference, but did not complete it before his death. The work was edited for publication by John McDowell, who contributes a Preface.

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I was totaly blown away by the awsomness of this book. the way the guy says things makes you want to scream yeah go ahead! I'm not a expert on reference books or anything, but I think that by the way he writes the book it is just killin' to the reader!!!!!buy this book, light up a big blunt, and chill to the deepness.

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- Basic Concepts in Varieties of Reference
In Varieties of Reference (hereafter, Varieties), Evans sets out a modified Fregean theory of sense for singular terms in language, and their counterpart constituents in thoughts (singular thoughts). Russell's Principle (RP) is an initial formulation of what thinking about an object (grasping its sense) requires. The central thesis of Varieties is that RP applies to all cases of understanding singular reference. Evans distinguishes what counts as satisfying RP for different kinds of objects (e.g., ... Read More

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