THE ONTOLOGICAL MOTIVATIONS FOR THE THEORY OF DESCRIPTIONS |
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| Authors: | MAX ROSENKRANTZ |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Philosophy California State University, Long Beach |
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| Abstract: | Abstract: In this paper I argue that Russell's “On Denoting” is a work in ontology, not the philosophy of language or logic. Specifically, I claim that it addresses two ontological problems: (1) What is the proper analysis of the truth‐makers for sentences containing definite descriptions? (2) What is the proper analysis of the connection between those sentences and their truth‐makers? |
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