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Book Synopsis
Challenges the pervasive view that the description theory of proper names is dead in the water. This title discusses several topics, including representation and information, two-dimensionalism, possible worlds, and broad versus narrow content.

Table of Contents
Prologue.

Lecture One: The Debate over the Theory of Reference for Proper Names.

Lecture Two: Understanding, Representation, Information.

Lecture Three: Ir-content and the Set of Worlds Where a Sentence is True.

Lecture Four: Two Spaceism.

Lecture Five: The Informational Value of Names.

References.

Index.

Language Names and Information

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 06/08/2010
    ISBN13: 9781405161589, 978-1405161589
    ISBN10: 1405161582
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Challenges the pervasive view that the description theory of proper names is dead in the water. This title discusses several topics, including representation and information, two-dimensionalism, possible worlds, and broad versus narrow content.

    Table of Contents
    Prologue.

    Lecture One: The Debate over the Theory of Reference for Proper Names.

    Lecture Two: Understanding, Representation, Information.

    Lecture Three: Ir-content and the Set of Worlds Where a Sentence is True.

    Lecture Four: Two Spaceism.

    Lecture Five: The Informational Value of Names.

    References.

    Index.

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