Is Self‐Reference Possible?

ABSTRACT I consider a view under which expressions are endowed with meaning rather than being assigned a meaning. I argue that self‐reference is still possible under such a view but that it requires fundamental changes in our understanding of quotation, definition and the principle of compositionality.

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Theoria
Published
2025-10-15
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https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.70049
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Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
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Is Self‐Reference Possible?

Kit Fine
Theoria
Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
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Is Self‐Reference Possible?

Kit Fine
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ABSTRACT I consider a view under which expressions are endowed with meaning rather than being assigned a meaning. I argue that self‐reference is still possible under such a view but that it requires fundamental changes in our understanding of quotation, definition and the principle of compositionality.

Theoria
New York University (US)
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Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
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