Description-names (Q1857360)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1870148
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1870148 |
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Description-names (English)
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2 November 2003
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A defense of applying Millian theory of proper names also to ``description-names'' (``The Rolling Stones''\dots). The thesis is (p. 315): ``i) names name, ii) descriptions describe, and iii) description-names name and describe.'' Utterances of such sentences as ``The Evening Star, which is a star, \dots '' are analyzed in terms of ``multiple-propositions'' theory. Kaplan's Dthat is explained.
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Millianism
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multiple-propositions theory
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proper names
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descriptions
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