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Vacuous Names in Early Analytic Philosophy: Frege, Russell, and Moore
Author(s) -
Textor Mark
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/phc3.12322
Subject(s) - epistemology , analytic philosophy , philosophy , principle of compositionality , proper noun , linguistics , contemporary philosophy
Empty proper names give rise to intriguing questions. Frege, Moore and Russell stand at the beginning of analytic philosophy's engagement with these questions. In this paper I will therefore introduce and assess their views on the topic of empty names and draw connections to recent work.