Pragmatism and reference - Boersema, David (Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2009)
Introduction -- The descriptivist/cluster account -- The causal account -- A Wittgensteinian account -- The big three : Peirce, James, Dewey -- Contemporary American : Putnam, Elgin, Rorty -- Across the pond : Eco, Apel, Habermas -- Individuation and similarity -- Haecceities and essentialism -- Neptune and nemesis.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Reference (Philosophy); Pragmatism