The Propositions We Assert

Acta Analytica 26 (2):165-173 (2011)
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According to Scott Soames, proper names have no descriptive meaning. Nonetheless, Soames maintains that proper names are typically used to make descriptive assertions. In this paper, I challenge Soames’ division between meaning and what is asserted, first by arguing that competent speakers always make descriptive assertions with name-containing sentences, and then by defending an account of proper name meaning that accommodates this fact

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When actions feel alien: An explanatory model.Timothy Lane - 2014 - In Tzu-Wei Hung, Communicative Action. Singapore: Springer Science+Business. pp. 53-74.
Names, Descriptions, and Assertion.Ray Buchanan - 2014 - In Zsu-Wei Hung, Communicative Action. Springer. pp. 03-15.

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