Labels and Tags: A New Look at Naming

What meaning does a name have in a sentence? How do we escape the inevitable difficulties that arise in delineating an individual's meaning through one's speech? The need arises for a distinction between proper names on the basis of the kinds of objects to which they refer. This distinction can provide the theoretical tools needed to solve the problems of empty names, negative existential statements, cognitive significance and substitution failure. Through a study of these issues, the fallacies inherent in current theories of meaning for proper names becomes apparent, as they fail to provide adequate or complete solutions. By elucidating a distinction between two kinds of proper names, labels and tags, we are able to provide solutions to the problems of naming where other theories fail.

Name thesis:degree_name

PhD

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Philosophy

Grantor dc:publisher

The University of Arizona.

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Slabey, Margaretta

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Reimer, Marga

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Lavine, Shaughan
• Tolliver, Joseph Thomas

• Proper Names
• Propositional Attitudes
• Substitution Failure
• Direct Reference
• Quotation
• Kripke's Puzzle

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author.

Language dc:language.iso

EN

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194773

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/194773