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Language: English Book Title: Naming and Believing ISBN: 9789401081696 Series: Philosophical Studies Ser. Subject: Language width: 6 in Item Width: 6 in Publication Name: Naming and Believing Item Weight: 12.2 Oz Author: G. W. Fitch Subject Area: Philosophy Item Height: 0.2 in Type: Textbook Item Length: 9 in Publication Year: 2011 Number of Pages: X, 218 Pages height: 0.2 in Publisher: Springer Netherlands Format: Trade Paperback

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Naming and Believing, Paperback by Fitch, G. W., Brand New, Free shipping in .... Naming and Believing, Paperback by Fitch, G. W., ISBN 9401081697, ISBN-13 9789401081696, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The relationship between thought, language, and the world is an intimate one. When we have an idea or thought about the world and we wish to express that idea or thought to others we utter a sentence or make a statement. If the statement correctly describes the world then it is true. Moreover, it seems as though our ability to have more complex or sophisticated thoughts about the world increases as the complexity of our language or our ability to use the language increases. Understanding the complex relationship between language, thought, and the world is one of the central aims of philosophy. This book is an attempt to increase our understanding of this complex relationship by focusing on certain philosophical issues that arise from our ability to refer to objects in the world though the use of language. In particular, it is an attempt to solve the puzzles of reference and belief that Frege and Russell presented within the context of a theory of direct reference for proper names.

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