Stephen Schiffer is a prominent American philosopher known for his work in the areas of philosophy of language, metaphysics, and epistemology. He is particularly recognized for his contributions to theories regarding meaning, reference, and assertion. Schiffer has proposed influential ideas like the "argument from reference," which explores how we understand the connection between words and the things they refer to. One of his notable works is "The Resources of Semantic Expression," in which he discusses the mechanisms through which language conveys meaning.
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