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How Reference Works: Explanatory Models for Indexicals, Descriptions, and Opacity

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If some aspects of human behavior are too murky to see into, others are too close and transparent to examine; one that has eluded both scientists and philosophers is how speakers of natural languages make words and expressions refer to specific objects in the world. Marshalling his expertise in philosophy, computers, and system science (State U. of

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How Reference Works: Explanatory Models for Indexicals, Descriptions, and Opacity 1993, State University of New York Press, Albany, NY

ISBN-13: 9780791415764

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How Reference Works: Explanatory Models for Indexicals, Descriptions, and Opacity 1993, State University of New York Press, Albany, NY

ISBN-13: 9780791415757

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