{"product_id":"the-reference-book-9780198703044","title":"The Reference Book","description":"John Hawthorne and David Manley present an original treatment of the semantic phenomenon of reference and the cognitive phenomenon of singular thought. In Part I, they argue against the idea that either is tied to a special relation of causal or epistemic acquaintance. Part II challenges the alleged semantic rift between definite and indefinite descriptions on the one hand, and names and demonstratives on the other--a division that has been motivated in part by appeals to considerations of acquaintance. Drawing on recent work in linguistics and philosophical semantics, Hawthorne and Manley explore a more unified account of all four types of expression according to which none of them paradigmatically fits the profile of a referential term. On the preferred framework put forward in \u003cem\u003eThe Reference Book\u003c\/em\u003e, all four types of expression involve existential quantification but admit of uses that exhibit many of the traits associated with reference--a phenomenon that is due to the presence of what Hawthorne and Manley call a 'singular restriction' on the existentially quantified domain. The book concludes by drawing out some implications of the proposed semantic picture for the traditional categories of reference and singular thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hawthorne,David Manley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780198703044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Hawthorne\u003c\/strong\u003e is Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford, having previously been Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. His books include \u003cem\u003eKnowledge and Lotteries\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMetaphysical Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eRelativism and Monadic Truth\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Manley\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His papers have appeared in such journals as \u003cem\u003eMind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journal of Philosophy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNous\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy and Phenomenological Research\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984312795251,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":76.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e52fb765-0b2d-49fd-bdaf-5d3767c69e6c.jpg?v=1760707300","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-reference-book-9780198703044","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}