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The Theory of Descriptions

Russell and the Philosophy of Language
By:G. Stevens
Publisher:Springer Nature
Print ISBN:9780230201163
eText ISBN:9780230343191
Edition:0
Copyright:2011
Format:Page Fidelity

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The book combines a historical and philosophical study of Russell's theory of descriptions. It defends, develops and extends the theory as a contribution to natural language semantics while also arguing for a reassessment of the important of linguistic inquiry to Russell's philosophical project.