Fictional names: a critical study of some theories not committed to the existence of fictional entities

Fictional names: a critical study of some theories not committed to the existence of fictional entities

Fictional names such as Sherlock Holmes, Tom Sawyer or Superman originate in fiction. We also employ them in ordinary conversations. However, when we ask what these terms refer to and what speakers think when they employ them, a host of problems arise. Whilst an anti-realist perspective will assimil...

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Main Author: Napolano, Angelo
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13429/

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