Result · Metaphysics Frontier problem Resolved

Reference Problem

How do words refer to things? The reference problem has plagued philosophy of language since Frege. The τ-framework replaces referential semantics with structur…

Philosophy High impact frontier problem LANG Book VII

Overview

How do words refer to things? The reference problem has plagued philosophy of language since Frege. The τ-framework replaces referential semantics with structural semantics: meaning is the sheaf section, not a word-world correspondence.

Result Statement

Reference problem dissolved: meaning is sheaf section, not word-world correspondence. Structural semantics replaces referential semantics. Status: Resolved.