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    Reimer

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy

    Marga Reimer is a contemporary analytic philosopher specializing in philosophy of language, with particular focus on reference, singular terms, and the semantics of proper names. Her work engages debates in possible worlds semantics concerning the nature and ontological status of propositions. She has contributed to discussions on how propositions relate to the worlds in which they are evaluated for truth.

    Notable Achievements

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    Developed views on the ontological independence of propositions from the worlds in which they are true

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    Contributed to debates on singular propositions and direct reference theory

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    Published work on the semantics of demonstratives and indexicals

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    Engaged with Millian and Fregean approaches to proper names and their propositional contributions

    Positions & Arguments(1)

    Modality & Possibility

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    The truth of a proposition in a world does not entail that the proposition exists in that world

    Truth & Knowledge

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    The truth of a proposition in a world does not entail that the proposition exists in that world

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    Analytic Philosophy

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