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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / c. Theory of definite descriptions

7697	On Russell's analysis, the sentence "The winged horse has wings" comes out as false [Jacquette]
	Full Idea: It is infamous that on Russell's analysis the sentences "The winged horse has wings" and "The winged horse is a horse" are false, because in the extant domain of actual existent entities there contingently exist no winged horses
	From: Dale Jacquette (Ontology [2002], Ch. 6)
	A reaction: This is the best objection I have heard to Russell's account of definite descriptions. The connected question is whether 'quantifies over' is really a commitment to existence. See Idea 6067.