On Denoting
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"On Denoting" is a seminal 1905 philosophical essay by Bertrand Russell that introduced his influential theory of descriptions and reshaped analytic philosophy of language.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Denoting canonical | 3 |
| theory of descriptions | 1 |
| “On Denoting” by Bertrand Russell | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| addresses |
logical form of definite descriptions
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problem of non-referring expressions ⓘ relationship between language and reality ⓘ |
| author | Bertrand Russell ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
apparent reference to non-existent objects can be eliminated by logical analysis
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denoting phrases can be analyzed away in logical form ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| datePublished | 1905-10 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational work in philosophy of language
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seminal essay in analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| exampleUsed | The present King of France is bald ⓘ |
| field |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy of language ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical logic ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
formal semantics
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linguistics ⓘ logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| hasReprintIn |
Logic and Knowledge
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Russell: Philosophical Essays ⓘ various anthologies of analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bertrand Russell's later work in logic
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Ludwig Wittgenstein ⓘ P. F. Strawson ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ Willard Van Orman Quine ⓘ
surface form:
W. V. O. Quine
analytic philosophy ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ ordinary language philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language in the 20th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
definite descriptions
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denoting phrases ⓘ indefinite descriptions ⓘ logical analysis of language ⓘ theory of descriptions ⓘ |
| notableFor |
formulation of Russell's theory of descriptions
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influence on subsequent debates about reference and meaning ⓘ method of logical analysis of ordinary language ⓘ |
| pageRange | 479–493 ⓘ |
| philosophicalMovement | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Anglo-American analytic tradition ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1905 ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Mind ⓘ |
| publishedInVolume | Mind, New Series, Vol. 14 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
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theory of descriptions
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Bertrand Russell
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Mind
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“On Denoting” by Bertrand Russell