Names of Truth Bearers, and “That”‐Clauses
A Dilemma for Millians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20141852 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paolo Bonardi (0000-0003-2419-8229, Université de Genève, University of California Los Angeles and University of Southern California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 83 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 175-184 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theoria (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-5825 • E-ISSN: 1755-2567 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/theo.12128 |
| OpenAlex | W2726534734 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Millianism is the doctrine according to which the semantic content of a proper name is exhausted by its referent. This article raises and attempts to solve a dilemma for Millians: either a proper name of a truth bearer is in turn a truth bearer (which seems inadmissible); or having a truth bearer as semantic content is not sufficient for a linguistic expression to be a truth bearer (but then what is required for such a purpose?). As it will be shown in the manuscript, the dilemma does not arise with “that”‐clauses in the place of proper names, if “that”‐clauses are taken to be non‐Millian designators whose semantic content is not a truth bearer. An account of “that”‐clauses having such features and originating with Salmon, Frege's Puzzle , will be defended
Content (measure theory) · Dilemma · Doctrine · Epistemology · Expression (computer science) · Linguistics · Logical truth · Lying · Proper noun · Referent · Semantic theory of truth · Theology · Computer Science · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · Mathematics · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |