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Semantic realism, rigid designation, and dynamic semantics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 1998

Alice G. B. ter Meulen
Alice G. B. ter Meulen
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405 [email protected]
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Abstract

Semantic realism fits Millikan's account of kind terms in its focus on information-theoretic abilities and strategic ways of gathering information in human communication. Instead of the traditional logical necessity, we should interpret rigid designation in a dynamic semantics as a legislative act to constrain possible ways in which our belief may change.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1998 , pp. 85 - 86
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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