The Theory of Descriptions: Russell and the Philosophy of Language
Language: English
Epistemology Hermeneutics Historical History & Surveys Language Language Arts & Disciplines Linguistics Palgrave Macmillan (UK) Philosophy Reference Semantics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Published: Oct 12, 2011
Description:
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.