Definite Descriptions

Definite Descriptions
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Publisher : Bradford Books
Total Pages : 411
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ISBN-10 : 0262650495
ISBN-13 : 9780262650496
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Download or read book Definite Descriptions written by Gary Ostertag and published by Bradford Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For philosophy of language classes and seminars that focus on the semantics and pragmatics of descriptions, this volume provides a very good set of core readings." -- Mark Crimmins, Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan Bertrand Russell's theory of definite descriptions sparked an ongoing debate concerning the proper logical and linguistic analysis of definite descriptions. While it is now widely acknowledged that, like the indexical expressions 'I', 'here', and 'now', definite descriptions in natural language are context-sensitive, there is significant disagreement as to the ultimate challenge this context-sensitivity poses to Russell's theory. This reader is intended both to introduce students to the philosophy of language via the theory of descriptions, and to provide scholars in analytic philosophy with ready access to some of the central contributions in this area. It includes classic works by Russell, Carnap, Strawson, Lambert, Donnellan, Grice, Peacocke, Kripke, Wettstein, Soames, Neale, and Schiffer.


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