The meaning of generics

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2017 English Publisher:WileyJournal:Philosophy Compass, volume 12 (issn: 1747-9991, eissn: 1747-9991,

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Authors: Rachel Katharine Sterken;

doi: 10.1111/phc3.12431

The meaning of generics

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Abstract This article discusses recent theories of the meaning of generics. The discussion is centred on how the theories differ in their approach to addressing the primary difficulty in providing a theory of generic meaning: The notoriously complex ways in which the truth conditions of generics seem to vary. In addition, the article summarizes considerations for and against each theory.

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