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Single Idea 2612
[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms
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Full Idea
Russell's theory used quantification to eliminate singular terms, which could be meaningful without denoting anything. He reparsed such sentences so they appeared as predicates instead of names.
Gist of Idea
Russell rewrote singular term names as predicates
Source
report of Bertrand Russell (On Denoting [1905]) by A.J. Ayer - The Central Questions of Philosophy IX.A.2
Book Ref
Ayer,A.J.: 'The Central Questions of Philosophy' [Penguin 1976], p.188
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[any phrase intended to pick out a single object]:
10510
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Frege ascribes reference to incomplete expressions, as well as to singular terms
[Frege, by Hale]
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7757
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"Nobody" is not a singular term, but a quantifier
[Russell, by Lycan]
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2612
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Russell rewrote singular term names as predicates
[Russell, by Ayer]
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9868
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An expression refers if it is a singular term in some true sentences
[Wright,C, by Dummett]
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3137
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Varieties of singular terms are used to designate token particulars
[Rey]
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7755
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Singular terms refer, using proper names, definite descriptions, singular personal pronouns, demonstratives, etc.
[Lycan]
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12230
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Singular terms refer if they make certain atomic statements true
[Hale/Wright]
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10670
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A 'singulariser' converts a plural like 'number of' to a syntactically neutral form
[Cartwright,H, by Hossack]
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10312
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Often the same singular term does not ensure reliable inference
[Hale]
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10313
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Plenty of clear examples have singular terms with no ontological commitment
[Hale]
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10316
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We should decide whether singular terms are genuine by their usage
[Hale]
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10322
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If singular terms can't be language-neutral, then we face a relativity about their objects
[Hale]
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10001
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An adjective contributes semantically to a noun phrase
[Hofweber]
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21636
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'Singular terms' are not found in modern linguistics, and are not the same as noun phrases
[Hofweber]
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21637
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If two processes are said to be identical, that doesn't make their terms refer to entities
[Hofweber]
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16357
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Mental files are the counterparts of singular terms
[Recanati]
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