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Definite Descriptions: A Reader

Name: Definite Descriptions: A Reader
Brand: MIT Press
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DEFINITE DESCRIPTIONS

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ISBN	9780262650496
Subtitle	DEFINITE DESCRIPTIONS
Publisher	MIT Press
Publication date	June 1998
Language	English
MRP	£32.87 GBP
Page count	424
Item weight	123 g

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.

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.

Definite Descriptions: A Reader

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Ostertag, Gary Editor

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