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Language: English
Published by Yale University Press, 1980
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- Title
- Nonexistent Objects
- Author
- Parsons, Terence
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Publication year
- 1980
- Condition
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0300024045
- ISBN 13
- 9780300024043
In this book Terence Parsons revives the older tradition of taking such objects at face value. Using various modern techniques from logic and the philosophy of language, he formulates a metaphysical theory of nonexistent objects. The theory is given a formalization in symbolism rich enough to contain definite descriptions, modal operators, and epistemic contexts, and the book includes a discussion which relates the formalized theory explicitly to English.
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