David Kaplan
David Kaplan · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Philosopher of language and logic, theory of demonstratives
1933, USA
United States (UCLA)
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David Kaplan is an American philosopher of language and logic at UCLA whose work 'Demonstratives' developed the formal theory of indexicals and demonstratives, distinguishing an expression's 'character' from its 'content'. His framework reshaped philosophy of language and formal semantics. He is documented among Jewish philosophers in scholarly registries; his Jewish background is noted in such sources.
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Philosopher of language and logic, theory of demonstratives
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