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Descriptions: Predicates or Quantifiers?

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Brogaard, Berit

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In this paper I revisit the main arguments for a predicate analysis of descriptions in order to determine whether they do in fact undermine Russell's theory. I argue that while the arguments without doubt provide powerful evidence against Russell's original theory, it is far from clear that they tell against a quantificational account of descriptions.

dc.contributor.authorBrogaard, Berit
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-07T22:39:02Z
dc.identifier.issn0004-8402
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/23688
dc.description.abstractIn this paper I revisit the main arguments for a predicate analysis of descriptions in order to determine whether they do in fact undermine Russell's theory. I argue that while the arguments without doubt provide powerful evidence against Russell's original theory, it is far from clear that they tell against a quantificational account of descriptions.
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.sourceAustralasian Journal of Philosophy
dc.titleDescriptions: Predicates or Quantifiers?
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume85
dc.date.issued2007
local.identifier.absfor220313 - Philosophy of Language
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4193773xPUB28
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationBrogaard, Berit, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage117
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage136
local.identifier.doi10.1080/00048400601185495
dc.date.updated2015-12-07T10:44:28Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-34547862495
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