Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-258) and index
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Part I: Against acquaintance. Introduction: reference and singular thought ; A defense of liberalism ; Epistemic acquaintance. -- Part II: Beyond acquaintance. From the specific to the singular ; What 'the'? ; Whither reference?
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How do language and thought connect to things in the world? John Hawthorne and David Manley offer an original and ambitious treatment of the semantic phenomenon of reference and the cognitive phenomenon of singular thought, leading to a new unified account of definite and indefinite descriptions, names and demonstratives