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Santorio, Paolo

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On a popular view dating back to Russell, descriptions, both definite and indefinite alike, work syntactically and semantically like quantifiers. I have an argument against Russell's view. The argument supports a different picture: descriptions can behave

dc.contributor.authorSantorio, Paolo
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:22:55Z
dc.identifier.issn0031-8116
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/72512
dc.description.abstractOn a popular view dating back to Russell, descriptions, both definite and indefinite alike, work syntactically and semantically like quantifiers. I have an argument against Russell's view. The argument supports a different picture: descriptions can behave
dc.publisherKluwer Academic Publishers
dc.sourcePhilosophical Studies
dc.subjectKeywords: Anaphora; Attitude verbs; De dicto; De re; Descriptions; Variables
dc.titleDescriptions as variables
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume164
dc.date.issued2013
local.identifier.absfor220314 - Philosophy of Mind (excl. Cognition)
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB3285
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationSantorio, Paolo, College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage41
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage59
local.identifier.doi10.1007/s11098-013-0095-9
local.identifier.absseo970122 - Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:08:47Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84876427152
CollectionsANU Research Publications

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