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Joseph LaPorte offers an original account of the connections between the reference of words for properties and kinds, and theoretical identity statements. He argues that terms for properties, as well as for concrete objects, are rigid designators, and defends the Kripkean tradition of theoretical identities. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Cover""; ""Table of Contents""; ""1. Rigid Designators for Concrete Objects and for Properties""; ""1. A Basic Characterization of Rigid Designators and Their Interest""; ""1.1. Names, Ordinary Descriptions, and Identity Statements""; ""1.2. Standard Clarifications from Kripke""; ""1.3. Clarifications on Rigidity�s Relationship to the Necessary A Posteriori""; ""2. On the Significance of Rigidity for Identity Statements about Properties""; ""2.1. Identity Statements with Just Names for Properties""; ""2.2. Theoretical Identity Statements About Properties"" |
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""3. Complications and Elaboration""""3.1. What Stays the Same in the Rigid Designation of Properties?""; ""3.2. The Agenda of Chapters to Come""; ""2. On the Coherence of the Distinction""; ""1. The Problem of Artificial-Property Designators""; ""2. The Problem of Shadowing""; ""2.1. A Parallel for Concrete-Object Designators""; ""2.2. Responses to the Problem""; ""3. A Confusion Between Rigidity and Meaning Constancy?""; ""4. Conclusion""; ""3. On Whether the Distinction Assigns to Rigidity the Right Role"" |
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""1. Rigidity�s Duty of Securing the Necessity that Characterizes Identity Statements Featuring Rigid Designators""""2. Other Duties Attributed to Rigidity""; ""2.1. Work Securing Essential-Property Attributions""; ""2.2. Work Securing Externalism""; ""2.3. Work Securing Aposteriority""; ""2.4. Work Refuting Descriptivism""; ""2.5. Work Securing Linguistic Stability""; ""3. Conclusion""; ""4. A Uniform Treatment of Property Designators as Singular Terms""; ""1. Descriptions as Singular Terms""; ""2. Avoiding Millian Dualism"" |
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""2.1. Accommodating English Grammar: Uniform vs. Nonuniform Accounts""""2.2. Patterns of Reasoning Formalized: Uniform vs. Nonuniform Accounts""; ""3. Conclusion""; ""5. Rigid Appliers""; ""1. Rigidity for Mere Appliers""; ""1.1. A Basic Account: Rigid and Nonrigid Designators for Predicables""; ""1.2. Nominalist-Friendly Variations of the Basic Account""; ""2. A Rival Account""; ""2.1. Essential Application as Rigidity""; ""2.2. Essential Application as a Component of Rigidity""; ""2.3. Essential Application and Anti-Descriptivism""; ""3. Conclusion"" |
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""6. Rigidity-Associated Arguments in Support of Theoretical Identity Statements: on their Significance and the Cost of their Philosophical Resources""""1. Significance""; ""1.1. Are Theoretical Identity Statements Uninformative?""; ""1.2. Is What is Designated What Matters, Not Designation?""; ""1.3. Do Mechanisms that Secure Rigidity Draw from Rigidity�s Significance?""; ""2. Costs""; ""2.1. Rigidity Without Cost and Controversy""; ""2.2. Theoretical Identity Statements Without Hidden Essentialist Costs""; ""3. Conclusion"" |
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Reference (Philosophy)
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Reference (Philosophy) |
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Identity (Philosophical concept)
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Identity (Philosophical concept) |
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Electronic books.
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Print version: LaPorte, Joseph. Rigid designation and theoretical identities. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012 9780199609208 (OCoLC)809082993 |
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9780191642838 (electronic book) |
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0191642835 (electronic book) |
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1283837293 |
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9781283837293 |
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9780191745027 |
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0191745022 |
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0199609209 |
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9780199609208 |
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9780199609208 |
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0199609209 |
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9780199609208 |
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