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Acquaintance, singular thought and propositional constituency
Philosophical Studies 172 (2):543-560 (2015)
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In a recent paper, Armstrong and Stanley argue that despite being initially compelling, a Russellian account of singular thought has deep difficulties. I defend a certain sort of Russellian account of singular thought against their arguments. In the process, I spell out a notion of propositional constituency that is independently motivated and has many attractive featuresAuthor's Profile
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