Puzzles about descriptive names
This article explores Gareth Evans's idea that there are such things as descriptive names, i.e. referring expressions introduced by a definite description which have, unlike ordinary names, a descriptive content. Several ignored semantic and modal aspects of this idea are spelled out, including...
Main Author: | Kanterian, E |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2009
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