Journal of Philosophy 104 (2):71-106 (2007)
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This paper discusses the apparent scope ambiguities between definite descriptions and modal operators. I argue that we need the theory of presupposition to explain why these ambiguities are not always present, and that once that theory is in hand, Kripke’s modal argument loses much of its force.
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| Keywords | Analytic Philosophy Contemporary Philosophy |
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| ISBN(s) | 0022-362X |
| DOI | 10.5840/jphil2007104233 |
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Reference and Definite Descriptions.Keith S. Donnellan - 1966 - Philosophical Review 75 (3):281-304.
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