Russell's theory of descriptions
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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| gptkbp:address |
meaning of definite descriptions
problems of reference |
| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:logic
analytic philosophy philosophy of language |
| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
gptkb:P._F._Strawson
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| gptkbp:example |
The present King of France is bald
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Bertrand_Russell
1905 |
| gptkbp:hasConcept |
definite descriptions do not refer to objects but have logical form
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Russell's theory of descriptions
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| gptkbp:influenced |
analytic philosophy
philosophy of language |
| gptkbp:proposedBy |
definite descriptions are quantificational
indefinite descriptions are existential |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Mind_(journal)
gptkb:On_Denoting |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Frege's sense and reference
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Paradox_of_Nonbeing
gptkb:Meinong's_jungle |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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