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