This volume brings together original works by leading scholars which aim to examine and evaluate the viability of the mental files framework for theorizing abou

François Recanati presents his theory of mental files, a new way of understanding reference in language and thought. He aims to recast the 'nondescriptivist' a

Leading philosophers present essays on an issue central to philosophy of mind, language, and perception: the nature of our thought about the external world. The

Tim Crane addresses the ancient question of how it is possible to think about what does not exist. He argues that the representation of the non-existent is a pe

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