Is Self‐Reference Possible
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20143700 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kit Fine (0000-0002-9438-4900, New York University New York New York USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| 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.70049 |
| OpenAlex | W4415232952 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
I consider a view under which expressions are endowed with meaning rather than being assigned a meaning. I argue that self‐reference is still possible under such a view but that it requires fundamental changes in our understanding of quotation, definition and the principle of compositionality
Meaning (existential) · Natural (archaeology) · Perspective (graphical) · Proposition · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |