The Theory of Descriptions Russell and the Philosophy of Language

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 pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stevens, Graham
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2011, 2011
Series:History of Analytic Philosophy
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:XIII, 197 p online resource
ISBN:9780230343191