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Denying Existence: The Logic, Epistemology and Pragmatics of Negative Existentials and Fictional Discourse - Synthese Library A. Chakrabarti 1997 edition
Denying Existence: The Logic, Epistemology and Pragmatics of Negative Existentials and Fictional Discourse - Synthese Library
A. Chakrabarti
Aims to explore the philosophical problems regarding the logical status of empty (singular) terms such as 'Pegasus', 'Batman', 'The impossible staircase departs in Escher's painting 'Ascending-Descending'+ etc, and regarding sentences which deny the existence of singled-out fictional entities.
260 pages, biography