According to salmon, deriving essentialism via the theory of reference is questionbegging. Kuhn on reference and essence openedition journals. Princeton university press 1981 authors nathan salmon. To appear in individuals, essence and identity, themes of analytic. On deriving essentialism from the theory of reference. Reference and essence studies in analytic philosophy 2nd ed. Pdf how not to derive essentialism from the theory of. Nathan salmon contributor of philosophy of language. Arlt award in the humanities, for his book, reference and essence 1981, which was based on his ucla doctoral dissertation. Pdf on dec 1, 1979, nathan ucuzoglu salmon and others published how not to derive essentialism from the theory of reference find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Nathan ucuzoglu salmon 1979 journal of philosophy 76 12. There are agents who refer, there are acts of referring, and there are tools to refer. According to the modal view, essence admits of reductive analysis in. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
However, there is also fairly widespread agreement, due to the arguments of nathan salmon in reference and essence, that causal theories of reference do not alone establish such. On deriving essentialism from the theory of reference ntnu open. My work pursues especially perplexing issues and problems in metaphysics through the investigation of language. Reference and essence studies in analytic philosophy 9781591022152. I perform at over 50 shows a year across north america. Salmon, n, reference and essence, princeton university press, princ eton.
But salmon has shown that there is no valid argument for the kripke. My first book, reference and essence princeton university press and basil blackwell, 1982, deals with a nest of issues in an area of overlap between the philosophy of language and metaphysics. It is natural to use the expression the essence of, which. My second book, freges puzzle ridgeview, 1986, 1991, belongs more squarely in the. When it comes to natural kinds such as water in particular, salmon claimed that, to argue for.
How not to derive essentialism from the theory of reference. Moreover, the reference of the category was abused children. Nathan salmon department of philosophy uc santa barbara. Nathan salmon in this new edition of an important work in the philosophy of language, nathan u salmon, one of the leading proponents of what has come to be called the new or causal theory of reference, presents his latest thinking on this promising area of study. Causal theories of reference for natural kind terms are widely agreed to play a central role in arguments for the claim that theoretical identity statements such as water is h 2 o are necessary, if true. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Nathan u salmon, one of the leading proponents of what has come to be called the new or causal theory of reference, presents his latest thinking on this promising area of study. The following argument, offered by nathan salmon, suggests that it cannot be.