Definite Descriptions, Negation, and Necessitation

Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 13 (1):36-47 (1993)
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The principal question asked in this paper is: in the case of attributive usage, is the definite description to be analyzed as Russell said or is it to be treated as a referring expression, functioning semantically as a proper name? It answers by defending the former alternative.

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10.15173/russell.v13i1.1839

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25-Year Index to Russell (1971-95).Sheila Turcon & Kenneth Blackwell - 1995 - Russell: The Journal of Bertrand Russell Studies 15 (2).

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What is Russell's Theory of Descriptions?David Kaplan - 1970 - In Wolfgang Yourgrau & Allen D. Breck (eds.), Physics, Logic, and History. Plenum Press. pp. 277-295.
Sentences, Statements and Propositions.E. J. Lemmon - 1966 - In Bernard Williams & Alan Montefiore (eds.), British Analytical Philosophy. Routledge & Kegan Paul. pp. 87-107.

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