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Empty Names, Fiction and the Puzzle of Non-Existence contains 13 important new papers concerning the semantic and metaphysical issues arising from empty names, existence, and the nature of fiction. The contributors, some of the most important researchers working in these fields, develop and defend new positions on these matters and offer important new criticisms of the existing approaches. The book contains a comprehensive introductory essay by the editors which provides a survey of the philosophical issues concerning empty names, the various responses to these issues, and the literature to date. The book will be of special interest to philosophers of language and to those interested in metaphysics and the nature of fiction.
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Empty Names, Fiction and the Puzzles of Non-Existence (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)
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Center for the Study of Language and Inf, U.S.A., 2000
ISBN 10 : 1575862530
ISBN 13 : 9781575862538
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Vendeur : JuddSt.Pancras, London, Royaume-Uni
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Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. N° de réf. du vendeur c25495
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Empty Names, Fiction and the Puzzles of Non-Existence
ISBN 10 : 1575862530
ISBN 13 : 9781575862538
Ancien ou d'occasion
Couverture rigide
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Vendeur : About Books, Henderson, NV, Etats-Unis
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine EXLIBRARY. Etat de la jaquette : No dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Stanford, California: Center for the Study of Language and Information, 2000. Appears unread. Fine condition. Mild EX-LIBRARY, without any library markings on the book's spine or covers. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Library markings on the edges of the textblock and front endpapers only. All other pages are crisp and unmarked -- apparently never read. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 2000. First Printing of the First Edition, with complete number row (12345) on the copyright page. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in shiny silver on the spine. From the publisher: "Philosophers and theorists have long been puzzled by humans' ability to talk about things that do not exist, or to talk about things that they think exist but, in fact, do not. EMPTY NAMES, FICTION, AND THE PUZZLES OF NON-EXISTENCE is a collection of 13 new works concerning the semantic and metaphysical issues arising from empty names, non-existence, and the nature of fiction. The contributors include some of the most important researchers working in these fields. Some of the papers develop and defend new positions on these matters, while others offer important new perspectives and criticisms of the existing approaches. The volume contains a comprehensive introductory essay by the editors, which provides a survey of the philosophical issues concerning empty names, the various responses to these issues, and the literature on the subject to date.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine EXLIBRARY/No dust jacket. 8vo. xxi, 325pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. N° de réf. du vendeur 020724
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