Vacuous proper name؛ pathway back from Copernican revolution

Jannati Fard Amoozgar, Masoud

doi:10.30465/lsj.2022.42731.1414

Vacuous proper name؛ pathway back from Copernican revolution

Document Type : Research

Author

Masoud Jannati Fard Amoozgar

Allame tabataba&#039;i university

https://doi.org/10.30465/lsj.2022.42731.1414

Abstract

Kripke's method in be suspected on the sameness of metaphysics and epistemology is to introduce examples of violations; Introduction of a priori possible beside necessary experimental propositions. It is disputed in these counterexamples. What follows is an attempt to revive metaphysics through natural language semantics parallel to Prof. Kripke's suggestion. In the body of the article, I try to show the concomitance of Frege's logic and his proper names semantics with the Copernican revolution. At first, from showing the inefficiency of Frege's (descriptive) proposal in the semantics of proper names, I conclude that there is no escape except the John Stuart Mill’s proper names semantics and the direct connection of the name and named. In the second step, I will try to demonstrate the inadequacy of descriptions for separating actual and fictional names also the Noncompliance of existence and determination, and from there show the otherness of metaphysics and epistemology. When the descriptive referencing to proper name implicitly root in Copernican revolution, uncertainty on descriptive referencing will result uncertainty on conformity of metaphysics and epistemology.

Keywords

proper name

vacuous proper name

Semantics

Metaphysics

Existential propositions

Copernican turn

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