Combining Philosophers
Ideas for B Hale / C Wright, Keith Donnellan and Pierre Simon de Laplace
expand these ideas
|
start again
|
choose
another area for these philosophers
display all the ideas for this combination of philosophers
5 ideas
5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms
12230
|
Singular terms refer if they make certain atomic statements true [Hale/Wright]
|
5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / a. Descriptions
7760
|
Russell only uses descriptions attributively, and Strawson only referentially [Donnellan, by Lycan]
|
5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
5811
|
A definite description can have a non-referential use [Donnellan]
|
5812
|
Definite descriptions are 'attributive' if they say something about x, and 'referential' if they pick x out [Donnellan]
|
5814
|
'The x is F' only presumes that x exists; it does not actually entail the existence [Donnellan]
|