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(2013) Axiomathes 23 (3).

Ontology, reference, and the qua problem

Amie Thomasson on existence

Andrea Sauchelli

pp. 543-550

I argue that Amie Thomasson's recent theory of the methodology to be applied to find the truth-conditions for claims of existence faces serious objections. Her account is based on Devitt and Sterelny's solution to the qua problem for theories of reference fixing; however, such a solution cannot be also applied to analyze existential claims.

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Sauchelli, A. (2013). Ontology, reference, and the qua problem: Amie Thomasson on existence. Axiomathes 23 (3), pp. 543-550.

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