Beschreibung
The book presents a comprehensive account of the problem of reference; from the founder of analytic philosophy Gottlob Frege, to the great living logician and philosopher of language Saul A. Kripke. In philosophy of language, the fundamental problem is: how to determine and stipulate the reference of a singular term, like a proper name. Frege and Russells independent approach of descriptivism, deals with this problem in a plausible manner. Freges notion of sense and reference, is an important move in this direction; while Russells epistemological issue of Knowledge by Description, further clarifies the issue. The book takes into account various approaches to the theories of reference, in contemporary philosophy of language. Kripke remains as the central figure in the book, which not only praises his important contribution in philosophy of language, but also highlights fallacies in his modal and epistemological arguments against Frege and Russell.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Sikander Jamil has worked as Assistant Professor, Lecturer and Guest Faculty of Philosophy at Aligarh Muslim University, India. He qualified National Eligibility Test (NET) for lectureship and did doctorate from the same university. He has made important contributions in philosophy of language; including a critique of Frege, Russell and Kripke.
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