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J.A. Foster (1941-2009), British philosopher. His major works include Meaning and Mind: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language (1974), The Idea of an Ideal Language (1983), and The Limits of Abstraction (2002). His fields of specialization were philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and metaphysics.
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Intensionality: Intensionality is a semantic property of certain expressions that means that their meaning is not determined solely by their reference. E.g., "The morning star" refers to Venus as the object that appears in the sky in the morning, while "the evening star" refers to Venus as the object that appears in the sky in the evening. See also Reference, Meaning, Intensions, Extensions, Extensionality. _____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Boer, Steven E. | Intensionality | Boer | |
Brandom, Robert | Intensionality | Brandom | |
Cresswell, Maxwell J. | Intensionality | Cresswell | |
Foster, J.A. | Intensionality | Foster | |
Lewis, David K. | Intensionality | Lewis | |
Locke, John | Intensionality | Locke | |
Logic Texts | Intensionality | Logic Texts | |
Quine, W.V.O. | Intensionality | Quine | |
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