Kripke’s account of fictional characters
Kripke’s account of fictional characters
Author(s): Mihail CerneaSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: philosophy of language; Kripke; Everett; fictional entities; empty proper names;
Summary/Abstract: The following paper is concerned with finding possible Kripkean answers to the recent linguistic criticisms formulated by Anthony Everett against considering fictional entities as abstract objects. The central issue here is if Kripke can solve the problem of negative existential statements involving empty names.
Journal: Revista Română de Filosofie Analitică
- Issue Year: VI/2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 92-104
- Page Count: 13
- Language: Romanian