Graduate Program in Philosophy.Soyhun, Karanfil.Karatay, Ali.Aşkın, Enver Deniz.2023-03-162023-03-162016.PHIL 2016 A75https://digitalarchive.library.bogazici.edu.tr/handle/123456789/16112In the course of this thesis, I will argue that empty proper names, both fictional and non-fictional, always have assumed fixed referents whose existence is assumed as a second-order property; and that the truth-value of the statements using them can only be determined within a given domain. I shall elaborate on this point by introducing a model in S4 modal logic and providing specific examples.30 cm.Names -- Philosophy.vii, 33 leaves ;