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Direct Reference Theory

Direct Reference Theory is a semantic theory within the philosophy of language that holds that the meaning of a proper name or indexical is exhausted by its referent, such that reference is determined directly without mediation by descriptive content.

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Millian Theory Of ReferenceMillianism

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III.—ON REFERRING

P. F. Strawson · Mind · 1950 · 1.2K citations

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Direct Reference, Propositional Attitudes, and Semantic Content

Scott Soames · Philosophical Topics · 1987 · 725 citations

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Common ground at the understanding of demonstrative reference

Herbert H. Clark, Robert Schreuder, Samuel Buttrick · Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior · 1983 · 443 citations

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On the Sense and Reference of a Proper Name<sup>1</sup>

John C. McDowell · Mind · 1977 · 389 citations

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Prospective reference theory: Toward an explanation of the paradoxes

W. Kip Viscusi · Journal of Risk and Uncertainty · 1989 · 373 citations

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Authors

143

  1. FR
    François Récanati

    Institut Jean Nicod, France

    3 publications · 117 citations

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  2. JC
    Jeffrey C. King

    University of California, Davis, United States

    3 publications · 185 citations

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  3. LZ
    Linda Zagzebski

    University of Oklahoma, United States

    3 publications · 350 citations

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  4. FA
    Fred Adams

    University of Delaware, United States

    3 publications · 252 citations

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  5. GA
    G. A. Fuller

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 201 citations

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Institutions

80

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    356 citations

  2. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    55 citations

  3. University of Oklahoma

    Norman, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    350 citations

  4. University of Parma

    Parma, Italy

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    304 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    916 citations

  6. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    539 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    142 citations

  8. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    133 citations

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  1. The Philosophical Review

    7 publications · 684 citations

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  2. Pacific philosophical quarterly

    6 publications · 377 citations

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  3. Noûs

    6 publications · 211 citations

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  4. Mind & Language

    5 publications · 301 citations

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  5. Mind

    5 publications · 1.7K citations

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