In the philosophy of language, a proper name – examples include a name of a specific person or place – is a name which ordinarily is taken to uniquely...

of proper names is sometimes called onomastics or onomatology, while a rigorous analysis of the semantics of proper names is a matter for philosophy of...

In analytic philosophy, philosophy of language investigates the nature of language and the relations between language, language users, and the world. Investigations...

"referent"; Bedeutung) of a proper name is the object it means or indicates (bedeuten), whereas its sense (Sinn) is what the name expresses. The reference...

Princeton University in 1970, in which he dealt with the debates of proper names in the philosophy of language. The transcript was brought out originally in 1972...

Analytic philosophy is a broad, contemporary movement or tradition within Western philosophy, especially anglophone philosophy, focused on analysis. Analytic...

and the philosophy of language, an empty name is a proper name that has no referent. The problem of empty names is the idea that empty names have a meaning...

the most popular term referring to the philosophy today is "ubuntu" (Zulu language, South Africa), the philosophy is believed to stretch back to the beginning...

of proper names are not based on description, but rather on a history of usage passing through users. Towards the end of the century, philosophy of language...

The history of philosophy is the systematic study of the development of philosophical thought. It focuses on philosophy as rational inquiry based on argumentation...