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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2011.
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| Series: | History of analytic philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (XIII, 197 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780230343191 |
| DOI: | 10.1057/9780230343191 |