Thought and Reference

by Kent Bach

Presenting a novel account of singular thought, a systematic application of recent work in the theory of speech acts, and a partial revival of Russell's analysis of singular terms, this book takes an original approach to the perennial problems of reference and singular terms by separating the underlying issues into different levels of analysis.

Genres: Philosophy

332 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

Reviews

[Michal Paszkiewicz · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent read that has taught me all I need to know and even more about reference and philosophical approaches to verbal communication. It was fairly easy to read and provided plenty of understandable examples.

[Larry · Rating 3 out of 5]

300 pages of “meaning is not use”