Arbitrary reference

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 377-400

  Breckenridge, Wylie ^b   Magidor, Ofra ^a  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arbitrary; Arbitrary objects; Arbitrary reference; Existential instantiation; Indefinite; Indiscernible; Instantial reasoning; Natural deduction; Random; Reference; Structuralism; Universal generalisation; Vagueness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863321973     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-010-9676-z     Document Type: Article

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