Proper nouns between semantics and epistemology in Russell

This paper is intended as a critical exposition of Russell’s theory of singular terms. In his texts about the semantics of proper names Russell defends a mixted form of descritivism (proper names express or abbreviate definite descriptions). Unfortunately these texts are extremely imprecise. My main...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Imaguirre, Guido
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Manuscrito (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8643561
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/manuscrito/article/view/8643561
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Russell
Singular terms
Semantics
Epistemology
Termos singulares
Semânticas
Epistemologia
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Sumario:This paper is intended as a critical exposition of Russell’s theory of singular terms. In his texts about the semantics of proper names Russell defends a mixted form of descritivism (proper names express or abbreviate definite descriptions). Unfortunately these texts are extremely imprecise. My main criticism aims Russell’s confusion (or, at least, fusion) between semantical and epistemological issues.