Reference and essence

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press (2005)
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Salmon's book is considered by some to be a classic in the philosophy of language movement known variously as the New Theory of Reference or the Direct Reference Theory, as well as in the metaphysics of essentialism that is related to this philosophy of language.

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B105.R25.S24 2005

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1591022150   0691072647   0691101280   0631130047   0631130055

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10.2307/2026390
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