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Kaplan and Marti on Definite Descriptions: Non-Standard Cases of Referential Use
- Source :
- Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность", Vol 9, Iss 3, Pp 79-82 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education, 2024.
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Abstract
- Donnellan’s distinction between referential and attributive uses of definite descriptions has two explanations — the semantic and the pragmatic one. A version of semantic explanations was outlined by Kaplan and elaborated in detail by Marti. They construe a referentially used definite description as a proper name in the Millian sense. In a recent paper, I showed that the evidence Kaplan–Marti theory relies on is inappropriate with respect to the standard case of referential use, which makes the pragmatic theory preferable. This paper is a continuation of the cited one. Here I examine a number of non-standard cases of referential use and demonstrate that, with respect to them, Kaplan–Marti theory has no advantage over the pragmatic account either.
Details
- Language :
- English, Russian
- ISSN :
- 25420488 and 25417983
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7e606ca17a9a4f658bfc55106b869075
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2024-9-3-79-82