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9780262650496

Definite Descriptions A Reader

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  • ISBN13:

    9780262650496

  • ISBN10:

    0262650495

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-06-03
  • Publisher: Bradford Books

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Summary

Bertrand Russell's theory of definite descriptions sparked an ongoing debate concerning the proper logical and linguistic analysis of definite descriptions. While it is now widely acknowledged that, like the indexical expressions 'I', 'here', and 'now', definite descriptions in natural language are context-sensitive, there is significant disagreement as to the ultimate challenge this context-sensitivity poses to Russell's theory. This reader is intended both to introduce students to the philosophy of language via the theory of descriptions, and to provide scholars in analytic philosophy with ready access to some of the central contributions in this area. It includes classic works by Russell, Carnap, Strawson, Lambert, Donnellan, Grice, Peacocke, Kripke, Wettstein, Soames, Neale, and Schiffer.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Introduction 1(34)
Chapter 1 On Denoting
35(16)
Bertrand Russell
Chapter 2 From Principia Mathematica
51(16)
A. N. Whitehead
Bertrand Russell
Chapter 3 Descriptions
67(12)
Bertrand Russell
Chapter 4 Grammatical Form, Logical Form, and Incomplete Symbols
79(44)
Stephen Neale
Chapter 5 From Meaning and Necessity
123(12)
Rudolf Carnap
Chapter 6 On Referring
135(26)
P. F. Strawson
Chapter 7 A Theory of Definite Descriptions
161(12)
Karel Lambert
Chapter 8 Reference and Definite Descriptions
173(22)
Keith Donnellan
Chapter 9 From "Vacuous Names"
195(6)
H. P. Grice
Chapter 10 Proper Names, Reference, and Rigid Designation
201(24)
Christopher Peacocke
Chapter 11 Speaker's Reference and Semantic Reference
225(32)
Saul Kripke
Chapter 12 Demonstrative Reference and Definite Descriptions
257(18)
Howard Wettstein
Chapter 13 Incomplete Definite Descriptions
275(34)
Scott Soames
Chapter 14 Context and Communication
309(60)
Stephen Neale
Chapter 15 Descriptions, Indexicals, and Belief Reports: Some Dilemmas (But Not the Ones You Expect)
369(28)
Stephen Schiffer
Bibliography 397(10)
Index 407

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