The Meanings of Fictional Names

According to Millianism, the meaning of a name is exhausted by its referent. According to anti-realism about fictional entities, there are no such entities. If there are no fictional entities, how can we explain the apparent meaningfulness of fictional names? Our best theory of fiction, Walton’s the...

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Main Author: Fiora Salis
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Institute of Philosophy of the Slovak Academy of Sciences 2021-02-01
Series:Organon F
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Online Access:https://www.sav.sk/journals/uploads/02281335orgf.2021.28102.pdf