Ideas of Bernard Linsky, by Theme

[American, fl. 1999, Professor at the University of Alberta. Son of Leonard Linsky.]

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2. Reason / D. Definition / 7. Contextual Definition

18776

Contextual definitions eliminate descriptions from contexts

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

18774

Definite descriptions, unlike proper names, have a logical structure

7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / d. Non-being

18777

If the King of France is not bald, and not not-bald, this violates excluded middle

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 10. Ontological Commitment / e. Ontological commitment problems

18775

Russell showed that descriptions may not have ontological commitment