The Varieties of Reference
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The Varieties of Reference is a highly influential work of analytic philosophy in which Gareth Evans develops a detailed theory of reference, perception, and singular thought.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophy book ⓘ work of analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| author | Gareth Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledFrom | Gareth Evans’s manuscripts and lectures ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| editor | John McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
appendix by John McDowell
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chapter on demonstrative identification ⓘ chapter on descriptive names ⓘ chapter on perception and objectivity ⓘ chapter on proper names ⓘ chapter on self-ascription ⓘ |
| hasTheoreticalFocus |
anti-descriptivist elements about names
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conditions for singular thought ⓘ link between information and reference ⓘ role of perception in thought about objects ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary philosophy of language
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contemporary philosophy of mind ⓘ discussions of object-dependent thought ⓘ theories of demonstratives ⓘ theories of singular thought ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed theory of reference
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influence on debates about objectivity in perception ⓘ integration of perception and singular thought ⓘ |
| posthumousWorkOf | Gareth Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Clarendon Press
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Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| subject |
demonstratives
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descriptive names ⓘ indexicals ⓘ information-based semantics ⓘ object-dependent thought ⓘ perception ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ proper names ⓘ reference and perception ⓘ self-consciousness ⓘ singular terms ⓘ singular thought ⓘ theory of reference ⓘ |
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