Quantifiers and context-dependence

Let DDQ be the thesis that definite descriptions are quantifiers. Philosophers often deny DDQ because they believe that quantifiers do not depend on context in certain ways, ways in which definite descriptions do depend on context. In this paper, we examine one such argument, which, if sound, would...

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Main Authors: Stanley, J, Williamson, T
Other Authors: Analysis Trust
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing 1995
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