On the very idea of metalinguistic approaches to proper names

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titleOn the very idea of metalinguistic approaches to proper names
start_date2017/06/09
schedule15h30-17h30
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location_infosalle de réunion
summaryMetalinguistic approaches to names hold that proper names are semantically associated with name-bearing properties. I argue that in contrast to what is normally assumed, metalinguistic theorists owe us an account of the metaphysics of name-bearing properties. The only plausible account of name-bearing would treat name-bearing properties as a species of response-dependent property. I outline how such an account should look, drawing on forms of response-dependence identified in the literature on colour and moral properties.
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