The existence entailments of definite descriptions
Linguistics and Philosophy 33 (1):1-10 (2010)
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Paul Elbourne
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Contrary to a claim made by Kaplan (Mind 114:933–1003, 2005) and Neale (Mind 114:809–871, 2005), the readings available to sentences containing definite descriptions embedded under propositional attitude verbs and conditionals do pose a significant problem for the Russellian theory of definite descriptions. The Fregean theory of descriptions, on the other hand, deals easily with the relevant data
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| Keywords | Definite descriptions Propositional attitudes Conditionals Presupposition |
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10988-010-9072-3 |
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