Sainsbury (2005) and (2009) offers a theory of empty names that purports to account for the content and truth-value of all utterances involving them. The goal is to do this while offering a homogenous semantic treatment: both empty and nonempty names make the same kind of contribution to truth-values. The account is based on a new theory of reference that purports to be an alternative among non...

Kripke distinguishes necessity and priority as two different categories: is a notion of epistemology, while metaphysics. Based on this fundamental argument, objects to Descriptivism, which takes certain properties the criteria identity across all possible worlds, he argues for legitimacy posteriori necessary truths. also criticizes Russell’s methods dealing with empty descriptions, puts forward...