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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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Asking 'Did Homer exist?' is employing an abbreviated description [Russell]
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Russell admitted that even names could also be used as descriptions [Russell, by Bach]
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Names are really descriptions, except for a few words like 'this' and 'that' [Russell]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / f. Names eliminated
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The only genuine proper names are 'this' and 'that' [Russell]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / a. Descriptions
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'I met a unicorn' is meaningful, and so is 'unicorn', but 'a unicorn' is not [Russell]
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