Theory of Reference

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The entry provides an overview of current (2021) theories of reference as well as bibliographical information about the key books and/or articles that discuss each theory.

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The indexical character of names.M. Pelczar & J. Rainsbury - 1998 - Synthese 114 (2):293-317.
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The Same Name.Mark Sainsbury - 2015 - Erkenntnis 80 (2):195-214.
The Routledge Handbook of Linguistic Reference.Heimir Geirsson & Stephen Biggs (eds.) - 2021 - New York: Routledge.
A presuppositional account of reference fixing.Manuel García-Carpintero - 2000 - Journal of Philosophy 97 (3):109-147.
‘Neptune’ between ‘Hesperus’ and ‘Vulcan’: On descriptive names and non-existence. [REVIEW]Agustin Arrieta Urtizberea - 2005 - Acta Analytica 20 (3):48-58.
Reference and Indexicality.Erich H. Rast - 2007 - Logos.
Reference, Binding, and Presupposition: Three Perspectives on the Semantics of Proper Names.Emar Maier - 2015 - Erkenntnis 80 (S2):313-333.
Extending Direct Reference.Robert Hanna - 1997 - ProtoSociology 10:134-154.
A Defense of an Idealist Theory of Reference for Proper Names.Michael Losonsky - 1982 - Dissertation, The University of Rochester
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Frege’s Theory of Hybrid Proper Names Extended.Mark Textor - 2015 - Mind 124 (495):823-847.
A description theory of singular reference.Francesco Orilia - 2003 - Dialectica 57 (1):7–40.
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Reference and Indexicality.Erich Rast - 2006 - Dissertation, Roskilde University

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Heimir Geirsson
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