Beyond Rigidity: The Unfinished Semantic Agenda of Naming and Necessity by Scott

Description: Beyond Rigidity by Scott Soames Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In Beyond Rigidity, Soames introduces a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertion made by utterances. He looks at the meanings of proper names and natural-kind predicates, explains their use in attitude ascriptions, and demonstrates the limitation of rigid designation. Publisher Description In this fascinating work, Scott Soames offers a new conception of the relationship between linguistic meaning and assertions made by utterances. He gives meanings of proper names and natural kind predicates and explains their use in attitude ascriptions. He also demonstrates the irrelevance of rigid designation in understanding why theoretical identities containing such predicates are necessary, if true. Author Biography Scott Soames is director of the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. His books include "Reference and Description" (Princeton), "Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century," Volumes 1 and 2 (Princeton), "Beyond Rigidity," and "Understanding Truth." Details ISBN 0195145283 ISBN-13 9780195145281 Title Beyond Rigidity Author Scott Soames Format Hardcover Year 2002 Pages 392 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc GE_Item_ID:137022202; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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