Number words and ontological commitment

被引:20
作者
Brogaard, Berit [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, St Louis, MO 63121 USA
关键词
RESOLVING QUESTIONS; PSEUDOCLEFTS; CONNECTIVITY;
D O I
10.1111/j.1467-9213.2007.465.x
中图分类号
B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ;
摘要
With the aid of some results from current linguistic theory, I examine a recent anti-Fregean line with respect to hybrid talk of numbers and ordinary things, such as 'The number of moons of Jupiter is four'. I conclude that the anti-Fregean line with respect to these sentences is indefensible.
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