Nonexistence and Aboutness: The Bandersnatches of Dubuque

Holmes exists is false. How can this be, when there is no one for the sentence to misdescribe? Part of the answer is that a sentence’s topic depends on context. The king of France is bald, normally unevaluable, is false qua description of the bald people. Likewise Holmes exists is false qua descrip...

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Main Author: Stephen Yablo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) 2020-09-01
Series:Crítica
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Online Access:https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1175
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