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The Varieties of Reference Gareth Evans (late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, and Fellow of University College)

The Varieties of Reference By Gareth Evans (late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, and Fellow of University College)

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An edited version of an unfinished text by the philosopher Gareth Evans, in which the author tries to come to terms with contemporary problems surrounding analysis and reference, including epistemology, philosophy of mind and existence.

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The Varieties of Reference by Gareth Evans (late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, and Fellow of University College)

Gareth Evans, one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation, died in 1980 at the age of thirty-four. He had been working for many years on a book about reference, but did not complete it before his death. The work was edited for publication by John McDowell, who contributes a Preface.

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`A brilliant example of contemporary analysis ... I would enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone interested in problems of reference, logic, epistemology, philosophy of mind, or existence - and that should be every philosopher.'Philosophical Studies `a powerful, coherent work' Times Literary Supplement

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NLS9780198246862
9780198246862
0198246862
The Varieties of Reference by Gareth Evans (late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, late Wilde Reader in Mental Philosophy, University of Oxford, and Fellow of University College)
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Oxford University Press
19821028
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