Leonard Linsky

Leonard Linsky (1922 – August 27, 2012) was an American philosopher. He was an Emeritus Professor of the University of Chicago. He was known for work on the theory of reference, and also as a historian of early analytical philosophy.
He is cited as an example of the "orthodox view" in the theory of reference. He questioned the "intensional isomorphism" concept of Rudolf Carnap.

Authored Volumes

• Referring, London: Routledge & Keagan Paul, 1967.
• Names and Descriptions, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977.
• Oblique Contexts, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983.

Edited Volumes

• Semantics and the Philosophy of Language: A Collection of Readings, Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1952.
• Reference and Modality (Oxford Readings in Philosophy), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971.