e-sygoing.link — Theories of Reference https://e-sygoing.link Latest links in the Theories of Reference category en-us Tue, 19 May 2026 11:28:41 -0400 Singular Propositions https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781855-singular-propositions Singular propositions (also called `Russellian propositions') are propositions that are about a particular object or individual in virtue of having the object or individual as a constituent of the proposition. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, by G. W. Fitch. Wed, 13 May 2026 21:47:33 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781855 The Reference of Theoretical Terms https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781856-the-reference-of-theoretical-terms Article by Renate Duerr, presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:02:43 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781856 Brandom's solution to Kripke's puzzle https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781859-brandoms-solution-to-kripkes-puzzle Frege's example of Hesperus and Phosphorous is widely held to defeat Millian theories of meaning. Kripke has devised an alternate puzzle that seems to show that the same problem exists in Fregean accounts. Here Carl Penco discusses Brandom's resolution of this paradox. Fri, 30 May 2025 02:26:55 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781859 Aspects of a Theory of Singular Reference https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781854-aspects-of-a-theory-of-singular-reference William Greenberg's 1982 UCLA dissertation. Thu, 08 May 2025 16:00:08 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781854 On the Model Theory of Knowledge https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781853-on-the-model-theory-of-knowledge An essay by John McCarthy on the use of model theory, with a bias towards knowledge representation. Strong on Kripke models. Sun, 05 Jan 2025 03:21:44 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781853 Sellars-Harman Correspondence https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781862-sellars-harman-correspondence Correspondence between Wilfrid Sellars and Gilbert Harman on truth. Illuminating discussion on the issue of whether a Tarskian semantics provides an adequate basis for a correspondence theory of truth. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 03:46:26 -0500 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781862 Fodor On Frege Cases https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781861-fodor-on-frege-cases Article by Murat Aydede and Philip Robbins. Subtitled `Are Frege Cases Exceptions to Intentional Generalizations?' Thu, 10 Oct 2024 06:32:52 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781861 A Unified Theory of Names https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781857-a-unified-theory-of-names Article by John Justice, presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 16:44:09 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781857 On Naming and Possibility in Kripke and in the Tractatus https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781858-on-naming-and-possibility-in-kripke-and-in-the-tractatus Article by María Cerezo, presented at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 23:34:56 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781858 The Theory of Abstract Objects https://e-sygoing.link/link/7781860-the-theory-of-abstract-objects Web resource provided by Edward Zalta, centering upon his `Principia Metaphysica', a general calculus for the expression of theories of abstract objects. Includes a tutorial section. Wed, 03 May 2023 16:30:57 -0400 https://e-sygoing.link/go/7781860