Names: (Direct) Designators of Objects. Semantic aspects in Aristotle, Metaphysics Z, 6, 1031 b 28-1032 a 11

Authors

  • Luca Gili Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa - Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Filosofia

Keywords:

Aristotelian semantics, Saul Kripke, Logic, Metaphysics

Abstract

The aim of this article is to examine the interpretations of Aristotelian semantics that have been proposed, by means of the analysis of a passage of Metaphysics, book Z, in which I think that clearly emerges, even though the general context is a dialectical one, that the Stagirite makes a remarkable semantic assumption. I suggest that the argument that Aristotle constructs is valid if and only if we admit that (i) Every name directly refers to an object, not to the description of the object.

Published

01-03-2011

How to Cite

Gili, Luca. “Names: (Direct) Designators of Objects. Semantic Aspects in Aristotle, Metaphysics Z, 6, 1031 B 28-1032 a 11”. Acta Philosophica 20, no. 1 (March 1, 2011): 123–140. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://www.actaphilosophica.it/article/view/3910.

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