Russell's Theory of Descriptions

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:category gptkb:logic
analytic philosophy
philosophy of language
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:P._F._Strawson
gptkbp:example The present King of France is bald
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
1905
gptkbp:hasConcept definite descriptions are quantified phrases
definite descriptions do not refer directly
solves problems of non-referring expressions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russell's Theory of Descriptions
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:logic
analytic philosophy
philosophy of language
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Mind_(journal)
gptkb:On_Denoting
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Frege's_theory_of_sense_and_reference
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:On_What_There_Is
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6